diff -r 12d939477b4f Lib/turtle.py
--- a/Lib/turtle.py	Tue Jun 07 21:20:39 2016 +0100
+++ b/Lib/turtle.py	Tue Jun 07 22:00:16 2016 -0700
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
             continue
         try:
             key, value = line.split("=")
-        except:
+        except ValueError:
             print("Bad line in config-file %s:\n%s" % (filename,line))
             continue
         key = key.strip()
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
                     value = float(value)
                 else:
                     value = int(value)
-            except:
+            except ValueError:
                 pass # value need not be converted
         cfgdict[key] = value
     return cfgdict
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
     try:
         head, tail = split(__file__)
         cfg_file2 = join(head, default_cfg)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         cfg_file2 = ""
     if isfile(cfg_file2):
         cfgdict2 = config_dict(cfg_file2)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 
 try:
     readconfig(_CFG)
-except:
+except Exception:
     print ("No configfile read, reason unknown")
 
 
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
                     x, y = (self.cv.canvasx(event.x)/self.xscale,
                            -self.cv.canvasy(event.y)/self.yscale)
                     fun(x, y)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     pass
             self.cv.tag_bind(item, "<Button%s-Motion>" % num, eventfun, add)
 
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@
                 raise TurtleGraphicsError("bad color string: %s" % str(color))
         try:
             r, g, b = color
-        except:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
             raise TurtleGraphicsError("bad color arguments: %s" % str(color))
         if self._colormode == 1.0:
             r, g, b = [round(255.0*x) for x in (r, g, b)]
@@ -2702,7 +2702,7 @@
             return args
         try:
             r, g, b = args
-        except:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
             raise TurtleGraphicsError("bad color arguments: %s" % str(args))
         if self.screen._colormode == 1.0:
             r, g, b = [round(255.0*x) for x in (r, g, b)]
@@ -3865,7 +3865,7 @@
         try:
 #            eval(key).im_func.__doc__ = docsdict[key]
             eval(key).__doc__ = docsdict[key]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             print("Bad docstring-entry: %s" % key)
 
 _LANGUAGE = _CFG["language"]