diff -r b76d2d8db81f Lib/functools.py
--- a/Lib/functools.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Lib/functools.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 try:
     from _thread import allocate_lock as Lock
-except:
+except ImportError:
     from _dummy_thread import allocate_lock as Lock
 
 
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         lineno = int(float(text.index("insert")))
         try:
             self.breakpoints.remove(lineno)
-        except:
+        except ValueError:
             pass
         text.tag_remove("BREAK", "insert linestart",\
                         "insert lineend +1char")
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Lib/ipaddress.py
--- a/Lib/ipaddress.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Lib/ipaddress.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     """
     try:
         return address.to_bytes(4, 'big')
-    except:
+    except OverflowError:
         raise ValueError("Address negative or too large for IPv4")
 
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
     """
     try:
         return address.to_bytes(16, 'big')
-    except:
+    except OverflowError:
         raise ValueError("Address negative or too large for IPv6")
 
 
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Lib/test/regrtest.py
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -718,8 +718,7 @@
                 except KeyboardInterrupt:
                     interrupted = True
                     break
-                except:
-                    raise
+
             if findleaks:
                 gc.collect()
                 if gc.garbage:
@@ -789,8 +788,6 @@
                 # print a newline separate from the ^C
                 print()
                 break
-            except:
-                raise
 
     if single:
         if next_single_test:
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Lib/test/subprocessdata/fd_status.py
--- a/Lib/test/subprocessdata/fd_status.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Lib/test/subprocessdata/fd_status.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 try:
     _MAXFD = os.sysconf("SC_OPEN_MAX")
-except:
+except ValueError:
     _MAXFD = 256
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Lib/uuid.py
--- a/Lib/uuid.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -421,10 +421,7 @@
     # The uuid_generate_* routines are provided by libuuid on at least
     # Linux and FreeBSD, and provided by libc on Mac OS X.
     for libname in ['uuid', 'c']:
-        try:
-            lib = ctypes.CDLL(ctypes.util.find_library(libname))
-        except:
-            continue
+        lib = ctypes.CDLL(ctypes.util.find_library(libname))
         if hasattr(lib, 'uuid_generate_random'):
             _uuid_generate_random = lib.uuid_generate_random
         if hasattr(lib, 'uuid_generate_time'):
@@ -562,7 +559,7 @@
     try:
         import os
         return UUID(bytes=os.urandom(16), version=4)
-    except:
+    except NotImplemented:
         import random
         bytes = bytes_(random.randrange(256) for i in range(16))
         return UUID(bytes=bytes, version=4)
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py
--- a/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
     """
     try:
         f = open(configfile, "r")
-    except:
+    except OSError:
         fatal("Framework configuration file not found: %s" % configfile)
 
     for l in f:
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
     except:
         try:
             os.unlink(fname)
-        except:
+        except OSError:
             pass
 
 def verifyThirdPartyFile(url, checksum, fname):
diff -r b76d2d8db81f PC/testpy.py
--- a/PC/testpy.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/PC/testpy.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 try:
     import os
-except:
+except ImportError:
     print("""Could not import the standard "os" module.
   Please check your PYTHONPATH environment variable.""")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 try:
     import symbol
-except:
+except ImportError:
     print("""Could not import the standard "symbol" module.  If this is
   a PC, you should add the dos_8x3 directory to your PYTHONPATH.""")
     sys.exit(1)
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Tools/demo/ss1.py
--- a/Tools/demo/ss1.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Tools/demo/ss1.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -266,13 +266,13 @@
     def end_int(self, text):
         try:
             self.value = int(text)
-        except:
+        except TypeError, ValueError:
             self.value = None
 
     def end_long(self, text):
         try:
             self.value = int(text)
-        except:
+        except TypeError, ValueError:
             self.value = None
 
     def end_double(self, text):
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Tools/scripts/eptags.py
--- a/Tools/scripts/eptags.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Tools/scripts/eptags.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     """Append tags found in file named 'filename' to the open file 'outfp'"""
     try:
         fp = open(filename, 'r')
-    except:
+    except IOError:
         sys.stderr.write('Cannot open %s\n'%filename)
         return
     charno = 0
diff -r b76d2d8db81f Tools/unicode/gencodec.py
--- a/Tools/unicode/gencodec.py	Mon Dec 17 13:43:14 2012 +0530
+++ b/Tools/unicode/gencodec.py	Wed Jan 09 19:10:26 2013 +0530
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         return 'None'
     try:
         len(t)
-    except:
+    except TypeError:
         return '0x%0*X' % (precision, t)
     try:
         return '(' + ', '.join(['0x%0*X' % (precision, item)