diff --git a/2.6/get-pip.py b/2.6/get-pip.py
index 723ac5de..0f1889ac 100755
--- a/2.6/get-pip.py
+++ b/2.6/get-pip.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def parse_args(self, args):
     for arg in args:
         try:
             req = InstallRequirement.from_line(arg)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             continue
 
         if implicit_pip and req.name == "pip":
diff --git a/3.2/get-pip.py b/3.2/get-pip.py
index e98dd6ba..0f073fda 100755
--- a/3.2/get-pip.py
+++ b/3.2/get-pip.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def parse_args(self, args):
     for arg in args:
         try:
             req = InstallRequirement.from_line(arg)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             continue
 
         if implicit_pip and req.name == "pip":
diff --git a/3.3/get-pip.py b/3.3/get-pip.py
index a5d20a15..5e2ceb64 100755
--- a/3.3/get-pip.py
+++ b/3.3/get-pip.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def parse_args(self, args):
     for arg in args:
         try:
             req = InstallRequirement.from_line(arg)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             continue
 
         if implicit_pip and req.name == "pip":
diff --git a/get-pip.py b/get-pip.py
index 9088d6d1..a341dc06 100755
--- a/get-pip.py
+++ b/get-pip.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def parse_args(self, args):
     for arg in args:
         try:
             req = InstallRequirement.from_line(arg)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             continue
 
         if implicit_pip and req.name == "pip":
diff --git a/templates/default.py b/templates/default.py
index 9991ffcb..9d7b8741 100644
--- a/templates/default.py
+++ b/templates/default.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def parse_args(self, args):
     for arg in args:
         try:
             req = InstallRequirement.from_line(arg)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             continue
 
         if implicit_pip and req.name == "pip":
diff --git a/templates/pre-10.py b/templates/pre-10.py
index 194746f1..1a7a5b0c 100644
--- a/templates/pre-10.py
+++ b/templates/pre-10.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def parse_args(self, args):
     for arg in args:
         try:
             req = InstallRequirement.from_line(arg)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             continue
 
         if implicit_pip and req.name == "pip":