BlitzKraft/saythanks.io

(FLK-E722) Do not use bare except, specify exception instead

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#168 opened on Jan 2, 2022

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Description

Description

Using except without a specific exception can be error prone.

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There are 2 occurrences of this issue in the repository.

Line 123 and Line 142.

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Research direction
Replace bare 'except:' with specific exception types (e.g., except Exception as e) for the two occurrences in storage.py.
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
Python
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90