diff --git a/pymysql/connections.py b/pymysql/connections.py
index 1e44d05..d22c8a6 100644
--- a/pymysql/connections.py
+++ b/pymysql/connections.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class Connection(object):
             def _config(key, default):
                 try:
                     return cfg.get(read_default_group,key)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     return default
 
             user = _config("user",user)
diff --git a/pymysql/cursors.py b/pymysql/cursors.py
index b1651a1..ec2a735 100644
--- a/pymysql/cursors.py
+++ b/pymysql/cursors.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Cursor(object):
         try:
             while self.nextset():
                 pass
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
         self.connection = None
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class SSCursor(Cursor):
         try:
             if self._has_next:
                 while self.nextset(): pass
-        except: pass
+        except Exception: pass
 
     def _query(self, q):
         conn = self._get_db()
diff --git a/pymysql/tests/test_SSCursor.py b/pymysql/tests/test_SSCursor.py
index 5ca4068..bb4a855 100644
--- a/pymysql/tests/test_SSCursor.py
+++ b/pymysql/tests/test_SSCursor.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 try:
     from pymysql.tests import base
     import pymysql.cursors
-except:
+except Exception:
     # For local testing from top-level directory, without installing
     sys.path.append('../pymysql')
     from pymysql.tests import base
diff --git a/pymysql/tests/test_issues.py b/pymysql/tests/test_issues.py
index 01dc0e2..d768e8b 100644
--- a/pymysql/tests/test_issues.py
+++ b/pymysql/tests/test_issues.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class TestNewIssues(base.PyMySQLTestCase):
             self.fail()
         except pymysql.OperationalError as e:
             self.assertEqual(2003, e.args[0])
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.fail()
 
     def test_issue_33(self):
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class TestNewIssues(base.PyMySQLTestCase):
         try:
             c.execute("show tables")
             self.fail()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
         # check the process list from the other connection
         try:
diff --git a/pymysql/tests/thirdparty/test_MySQLdb/capabilities.py b/pymysql/tests/thirdparty/test_MySQLdb/capabilities.py
index feaffcd..f84c1c0 100644
--- a/pymysql/tests/thirdparty/test_MySQLdb/capabilities.py
+++ b/pymysql/tests/thirdparty/test_MySQLdb/capabilities.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class DatabaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def table_exists(self, name):
         try:
             self.cursor.execute('select * from %s where 1=0' % name)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return False
         else:
             return True