Merge pull request #7576 from qutebrowser/update-dependencies

Update dependencies

33 files changed, 81 insertions, 71 deletions

diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 47d3a163d..225021f38 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ load-plugins=qute_pylint.config,
              pylint.extensions.typing,
              pylint.extensions.docparams,
              pylint.extensions.private_import,
+             pylint.extensions.dict_init_mutate,
+             pylint.extensions.dunder
 
 persistent=n
 py-version=3.7
diff --git a/misc/requirements/requirements-dev.txt b/misc/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
index a9a5b8b7f..5db283553 100644
--- a/misc/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/misc/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ typing_extensions==4.4.0
 uritemplate==4.1.1
 # urllib3==1.26.14
 webencodings==0.5.1
-zipp==3.12.0
+zipp==3.12.1
diff --git a/misc/requirements/requirements-mypy.txt b/misc/requirements/requirements-mypy.txt
index 2b4575841..c46c534c0 100644
--- a/misc/requirements/requirements-mypy.txt
+++ b/misc/requirements/requirements-mypy.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Jinja2==3.1.2
 lxml==4.9.2
 MarkupSafe==2.1.2
 mypy==0.991
-mypy-extensions==0.4.3
+mypy-extensions==1.0.0
 pluggy==1.0.0
 Pygments==2.14.0
 PyQt5-stubs==5.15.6.0
 tomli==2.0.1
-types-PyYAML==6.0.12.3
+types-PyYAML==6.0.12.4
 typing_extensions==4.4.0
-zipp==3.12.0
+zipp==3.12.1
diff --git a/misc/requirements/requirements-pylint.txt b/misc/requirements/requirements-pylint.txt
index 7820791b8..f7ef551a1 100644
--- a/misc/requirements/requirements-pylint.txt
+++ b/misc/requirements/requirements-pylint.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is automatically generated by scripts/dev/recompile_requirements.py
 
-astroid==2.13.5
+astroid==2.14.1
 certifi==2022.12.7
 cffi==1.15.1
 charset-normalizer==3.0.1
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ dill==0.3.6
 future==0.18.3
 github3.py==3.2.0
 idna==3.4
-isort==5.11.4
+isort==5.11.5
 lazy-object-proxy==1.9.0
 mccabe==0.7.0
 pefile==2022.5.30
 platformdirs==2.6.2
 pycparser==2.21
 PyJWT==2.6.0
-pylint==2.15.10
+pylint==2.16.1
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
 ./scripts/dev/pylint_checkers
 requests==2.28.2
diff --git a/misc/requirements/requirements-sphinx.txt b/misc/requirements/requirements-sphinx.txt
index adba6ff34..a71fe0253 100644
--- a/misc/requirements/requirements-sphinx.txt
+++ b/misc/requirements/requirements-sphinx.txt
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ snowballstemmer==2.2.0
 Sphinx==6.1.3
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.4
 sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
+sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.1
 sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
 sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
 sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
 urllib3==1.26.14
-zipp==3.12.0
+zipp==3.12.1
diff --git a/misc/requirements/requirements-tests.txt b/misc/requirements/requirements-tests.txt
index d66bc7947..7868af3d2 100644
--- a/misc/requirements/requirements-tests.txt
+++ b/misc/requirements/requirements-tests.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file is automatically generated by scripts/dev/recompile_requirements.py
 
 attrs==22.2.0
-beautifulsoup4==4.11.1
+beautifulsoup4==4.11.2
 certifi==2022.12.7
 charset-normalizer==3.0.1
 cheroot==9.0.0
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ execnet==1.9.0
 filelock==3.9.0
 Flask==2.2.2
 hunter==3.5.1
-hypothesis==6.65.2
+hypothesis==6.67.1
 idna==3.4
 importlib-metadata==6.0.0
 iniconfig==2.0.0
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ typing_extensions==4.4.0
 urllib3==1.26.14
 vulture==2.7
 Werkzeug==2.2.2
-zipp==3.12.0
+zipp==3.12.1
diff --git a/misc/requirements/requirements-tox.txt b/misc/requirements/requirements-tox.txt
index fdd62b43c..7cd5a8c46 100644
--- a/misc/requirements/requirements-tox.txt
+++ b/misc/requirements/requirements-tox.txt
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ colorama==0.4.6
 distlib==0.3.6
 filelock==3.9.0
 packaging==23.0
-pip==22.3.1
+pip==23.0
 platformdirs==2.6.2
 pluggy==1.0.0
 pyproject_api==1.5.0
-setuptools==67.0.0
+setuptools==67.1.0
 tomli==2.0.1
-tox==4.4.2
+tox==4.4.4
 virtualenv==20.17.1
 wheel==0.38.4
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
index 81915e11c..86c373a9a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class AbstractZoom(QObject):
             raise ValueError("Can't zoom to factor {}!".format(factor))
 
         default_zoom_factor = float(config.val.zoom.default) / 100
-        self._default_zoom_changed = (factor != default_zoom_factor)
+        self._default_zoom_changed = factor != default_zoom_factor
 
         self._zoom_factor = factor
         self._set_factor_internal(factor)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 6cbfc169c..f9c4bb8e1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -1294,9 +1294,8 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             was_added = bookmark_manager.add(url, title, toggle=toggle)
         except urlmarks.Error as e:
             raise cmdutils.CommandError(str(e))
-        else:
-            msg = "Bookmarked {}" if was_added else "Removed bookmark {}"
-            message.info(msg.format(url.toDisplayString()))
+        msg = "Bookmarked {}" if was_added else "Removed bookmark {}"
+        message.info(msg.format(url.toDisplayString()))
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window',
                        maxsplit=0)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/qutescheme.py b/qutebrowser/browser/qutescheme.py
index 23de022c7..6bf9fc5d7 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/qutescheme.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/qutescheme.py
@@ -563,9 +563,8 @@ def qute_pdfjs(url: QUrl) -> _HandlerRet:
         log.misc.warning(
             "pdfjs resource requested but not found: {}".format(e.path))
         raise NotFoundError("Can't find pdfjs resource '{}'".format(e.path))
-    else:
-        mimetype = utils.guess_mimetype(url.fileName(), fallback=True)
-        return mimetype, data
+    mimetype = utils.guess_mimetype(url.fileName(), fallback=True)
+    return mimetype, data
 
 
 @add_handler('warning')
diff --git a/qutebrowser/components/misccommands.py b/qutebrowser/components/misccommands.py
index bf9f80745..98eb5c8f4 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/components/misccommands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/components/misccommands.py
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ def debug_crash(typ: str = 'exception') -> None:
     Args:
         typ: either 'exception' or 'segfault'.
     """
+    # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
     if typ == 'segfault':
         os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGSEGV)
         raise Exception("Segfault failed (wat.)")
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
index 70337b848..12a21aaeb 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ class QtColor(BaseType):
         mult = 359.0 if kind == 'h' else 255.0
         if val.endswith('%'):
             val = val[:-1]
-            mult = mult / 100
+            mult /= 100
 
         try:
             return int(float(val) * mult)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py b/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
index 0e0d79510..67e22c17d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
@@ -564,19 +564,17 @@ def session_load(name: str, *,
     except SessionError as e:
         raise cmdutils.CommandError("Error while loading session: {}"
                                     .format(e))
-    else:
-        if clear:
-            for win in old_windows:
-                win.close()
-        if delete:
-            try:
-                session_manager.delete(name)
-            except SessionError as e:
-                log.sessions.exception("Error while deleting session!")
-                raise cmdutils.CommandError("Error while deleting session: {}"
-                                            .format(e))
-            else:
-                log.sessions.debug("Loaded & deleted session {}.".format(name))
+    if clear:
+        for win in old_windows:
+            win.close()
+    if delete:
+        try:
+            session_manager.delete(name)
+        except SessionError as e:
+            log.sessions.exception("Error while deleting session!")
+            raise cmdutils.CommandError("Error while deleting session: {}"
+                                        .format(e))
+        log.sessions.debug("Loaded & deleted session {}.".format(name))
 
 
 @cmdutils.register()
@@ -622,11 +620,10 @@ def session_save(name: ArgType = default, *,
                                         with_history=not no_history)
     except SessionError as e:
         raise cmdutils.CommandError("Error while saving session: {}".format(e))
+    if quiet:
+        log.sessions.debug("Saved session {}.".format(name))
     else:
-        if quiet:
-            log.sessions.debug("Saved session {}.".format(name))
-        else:
-            message.info("Saved session {}.".format(name))
+        message.info("Saved session {}.".format(name))
 
 
 @cmdutils.register()
@@ -649,8 +646,7 @@ def session_delete(name: str, *, force: bool = False) -> None:
         log.sessions.exception("Error while deleting session!")
         raise cmdutils.CommandError("Error while deleting session: {}"
                                     .format(e))
-    else:
-        log.sessions.debug("Deleted session {}.".format(name))
+    log.sessions.debug("Deleted session {}.".format(name))
 
 
 def load_default(name):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
index c753e9de6..60d14dc79 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
@@ -330,8 +330,10 @@ def _create(path: str) -> None:
         for k, v in os.environ.items():
             if k == 'HOME' or k.startswith('XDG_'):
                 log.init.debug(f"{k} = {v}")
-        raise Exception("Trying to create directory inside /home during "
-                        "tests, this should not happen.")
+        raise AssertionError(
+            "Trying to create directory inside /home during "
+            "tests, this should not happen."
+        )
     os.makedirs(path, 0o700, exist_ok=True)
 
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ea55d5b1a..f97f75d81 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MarkupSafe==2.1.2
 Pygments==2.14.0
 PyYAML==6.0
 typing_extensions==4.4.0 ; python_version<"3.8"
-zipp==3.12.0
+zipp==3.12.1
 # Unpinned due to recompile_requirements.py limitations
 pyobjc-core ; sys_platform=="darwin"
 pyobjc-framework-Cocoa ; sys_platform=="darwin"
diff --git a/scripts/dev/build_release.py b/scripts/dev/build_release.py
index 39c730472..18658f920 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/build_release.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/build_release.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def smoke_test(executable: pathlib.Path, debug: bool) -> None:
                 "",
             ]
 
-        raise Exception("\n".join(lines))
+        raise Exception("\n".join(lines))  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
 
 
 def verify_windows_exe(exe_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def read_github_token(
         if optional:
             return None
         else:
-            raise Exception(
+            raise Exception(  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
                 "GitHub token needed, but ~/.gh_token not found, "
                 "and --gh-token not given.")
 
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ def github_upload(artifacts: List[Artifact], tag: str, gh_token: str) -> None:
         tag: The name of the release tag
         gh_token: The GitHub token to use
     """
+    # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
     import github3
     import github3.exceptions
     utils.print_title("Uploading to github...")
diff --git a/scripts/dev/src2asciidoc.py b/scripts/dev/src2asciidoc.py
index 1267a278a..2ad4dd60b 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/src2asciidoc.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/src2asciidoc.py
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ def _format_block(filename, what, data):
         what: What to change (authors, options, etc.)
         data; A list of strings which is the new data.
     """
+    # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
     what = what.upper()
     oshandle, tmpname = tempfile.mkstemp()
     try:
@@ -525,9 +526,8 @@ def _format_block(filename, what, data):
     except:
         os.remove(tmpname)
         raise
-    else:
-        os.remove(filename)
-        shutil.move(tmpname, filename)
+    os.remove(filename)
+    shutil.move(tmpname, filename)
 
 
 def regenerate_manpage(filename):
diff --git a/scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py b/scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py
index b1991fa1f..71d7ae7b5 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def download_nsis_plugins():
 
 def find_pdfjs_asset(assets, legacy):
     """Find the PDF.js asset to use."""
+    # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
     for asset in assets:
         name = asset["name"]
         if (
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ def get_latest_pdfjs_url(gh_token, legacy):
 
     Returns a (version, url)-tuple.
     """
+    # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
     github_api = 'https://api.github.com'
     endpoint = 'repos/mozilla/pdf.js/releases/latest'
     request = urllib.request.Request(f'{github_api}/{endpoint}')
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 65f76aacc..193b5bb5f 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def pytest_report_header(config):
 @pytest.fixture(scope='session', autouse=True)
 def check_display(request):
     if utils.is_linux and not os.environ.get('DISPLAY', ''):
-        raise Exception("No display and no Xvfb available!")
+        raise RuntimeError("No display and no Xvfb available!")
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
diff --git a/tests/end2end/fixtures/quteprocess.py b/tests/end2end/fixtures/quteprocess.py
index 6e47814fd..6b99d5bf0 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/fixtures/quteprocess.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/fixtures/quteprocess.py
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
         profile = self.request.config.getoption('--qute-profile-subprocs')
         if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
             if profile:
-                raise Exception("Can't profile with sys.frozen!")
+                raise RuntimeError("Can't profile with sys.frozen!")
             executable = str(pathlib.Path(sys.executable).parent / 'qutebrowser')
             args = []
         else:
diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py b/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
index f3fdbbfba..042089859 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ def test_misconfigured_user_dirs(request, server, temp_basedir_env,
     home = tmp_path / 'home'
     home.mkdir()
     temp_basedir_env['HOME'] = str(home)
-    config_userdir_dir = (tmp_path / 'config')
+    config_userdir_dir = tmp_path / 'config'
     config_userdir_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
-    config_userdir_file = (tmp_path / 'config' / 'user-dirs.dirs')
+    config_userdir_file = tmp_path / 'config' / 'user-dirs.dirs'
     config_userdir_file.touch()
 
     assert temp_basedir_env['XDG_CONFIG_HOME'] == str(tmp_path / 'config')
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def test_webengine_download_suffix(request, quteproc_new, tmp_path):
     (tmp_path / 'user-dirs.dirs').write_text(
         'XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR={}'.format(download_dir))
     env = {'XDG_CONFIG_HOME': str(tmp_path)}
-    args = (['--temp-basedir'] + _base_args(request.config))
+    args = ['--temp-basedir'] + _base_args(request.config)
     quteproc_new.start(args, env=env)
 
     quteproc_new.set_setting('downloads.location.prompt', 'false')
diff --git a/tests/helpers/stubs.py b/tests/helpers/stubs.py
index 6998958b8..b71e0f3cf 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/stubs.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/stubs.py
@@ -630,6 +630,10 @@ class FakeDownloadManager:
         return False
 
 
+class FakeHistoryTick(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class FakeHistoryProgress:
 
     """Fake for a WebHistoryProgress object."""
@@ -648,7 +652,7 @@ class FakeHistoryProgress:
 
     def tick(self):
         if self._raise_on_tick:
-            raise Exception('tick-tock')
+            raise FakeHistoryTick('tick-tock')
         self._value += 1
 
     def finish(self):
diff --git a/tests/unit/browser/test_history.py b/tests/unit/browser/test_history.py
index 51a9effb8..268f21a08 100644
--- a/tests/unit/browser/test_history.py
+++ b/tests/unit/browser/test_history.py
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ class TestRebuild:
         # Trigger a completion rebuild
         monkeypatch.setattr(web_history.database, 'user_version_changed', lambda: True)
 
-        with pytest.raises(Exception, match='tick-tock'):
+        with pytest.raises(stubs.FakeHistoryTick, match='tick-tock'):
             history.WebHistory(web_history.database, progress=progress)
 
         assert web_history.metainfo['force_rebuild']
diff --git a/tests/unit/browser/webengine/test_spell.py b/tests/unit/browser/webengine/test_spell.py
index 2218b5c31..859f4209b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/browser/webengine/test_spell.py
+++ b/tests/unit/browser/webengine/test_spell.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_version(message_mock, caplog):
     with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
         assert spell.version('malformed_filename') is None
     msg = message_mock.getmsg(usertypes.MessageLevel.warning)
-    expected = ("Found a dictionary with a malformed name: malformed_filename")
+    expected = "Found a dictionary with a malformed name: malformed_filename"
     assert msg.text == expected
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/browser/webkit/test_mhtml.py b/tests/unit/browser/webkit/test_mhtml.py
index dabffeb78..2570850ea 100644
--- a/tests/unit/browser/webkit/test_mhtml.py
+++ b/tests/unit/browser/webkit/test_mhtml.py
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ def test_refuses_non_ascii_header_value(checker, header, value):
         'root_content': b'',
         'content_location': 'http://example.com',
         'content_type': 'text/plain',
+        header: value,
     }
-    defaults[header] = value
     writer = mhtml.MHTMLWriter(**defaults)
     with pytest.raises(UnicodeEncodeError, match="'ascii' codec can't encode"):
         writer.write_to(checker.fp)
diff --git a/tests/unit/components/test_misccommands.py b/tests/unit/components/test_misccommands.py
index 342b39f64..3a4118fb4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/components/test_misccommands.py
+++ b/tests/unit/components/test_misccommands.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_debug_trace_exception(mocker):
     """Check that exceptions thrown by hunter.trace are handled."""
     def _mock_exception():
         """Side effect for testing debug_trace's reraise."""
-        raise Exception('message')
+        raise Exception('message')  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
 
     hunter_mock = mocker.patch.object(misccommands, 'hunter')
     hunter_mock.trace.side_effect = _mock_exception
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_configexc.py b/tests/unit/config/test_configexc.py
index b289d3cc8..ad09338ea 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_configexc.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_configexc.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def test_no_option_error(deleted, renamed, all_names, expected):
 
 def test_no_option_error_clash():
     with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
-        configexc.NoOptionError('opt', deleted=True, renamed='foo')
+        _ = configexc.NoOptionError('opt', deleted=True, renamed='foo')
 
 
 def test_no_autoconfig_error():
diff --git a/tests/unit/extensions/test_loader.py b/tests/unit/extensions/test_loader.py
index e9b8055aa..488c3edc2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/extensions/test_loader.py
+++ b/tests/unit/extensions/test_loader.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class _Hook:
 
     def __call__(self, *args):
         if self.raising:
-            raise Exception("Should not be called!")
+            raise AssertionError("Should not be called!")
         self.called = True
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_ipc.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_ipc.py
index 51d7c6343..eea4f9bb5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_ipc.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_ipc.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class TestSocketName:
         elif utils.is_linux:
             pass
         else:
-            raise Exception("Unexpected platform!")
+            raise AssertionError("Unexpected platform!")
 
 
 class TestExceptions:
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_sessions.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_sessions.py
index f77982e5f..ecd04572a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_sessions.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_sessions.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class FakeWebView:
     def load_history(self, data):
         self.loaded_history = data
         if self.raise_error is not None:
-            raise self.raise_error  # pylint: disable=raising-bad-type
+            raise self.raise_error
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_sql.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_sql.py
index 80ab7513c..42207177e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_sql.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_sql.py
@@ -406,7 +406,9 @@ class TestTransaction:
             with database.transaction():
                 my_table.insert({'column': 1})
                 my_table.insert({'column': 2})
-                raise Exception('something went horribly wrong')
-        except Exception:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    'something went horribly wrong and the transaction will be aborted'
+                )
+        except RuntimeError:
             pass
         assert database.query('select count(*) from my_table').run().value() == 0
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
index 0ca635ae2..dcb863d1d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class TestArguments:
 
     def test_basedir_relative(self, tmpdir):
         """Test --basedir with a relative path."""
-        basedir = (tmpdir / 'basedir')
+        basedir = tmpdir / 'basedir'
         basedir.ensure(dir=True)
         with tmpdir.as_cwd():
             args = types.SimpleNamespace(basedir='basedir')
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py
index aa063b7c6..4f81783c2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class TestPreventExceptions:
 
     @utils.prevent_exceptions(42)
     def func_raising(self):
-        raise Exception
+        raise RuntimeError("something went wrong")
 
     def test_raising(self, caplog):
         """Test with a raising function."""
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ class TestPreventExceptions:
         assert ret == 42
         expected = 'Error in test_utils.TestPreventExceptions.func_raising'
         assert caplog.messages == [expected]
+        assert caplog.records[0].exc_info[1].args[0] == "something went wrong"
 
     @utils.prevent_exceptions(42)
     def func_not_raising(self):
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ class TestPreventExceptions:
 
     @utils.prevent_exceptions(42, True)
     def func_predicate_true(self):
-        raise Exception("its-true")
+        raise RuntimeError("its-true")
 
     def test_predicate_true(self, caplog):
         """Test with a True predicate."""
@@ -456,15 +457,16 @@ class TestPreventExceptions:
             ret = self.func_predicate_true()
         assert ret == 42
         assert len(caplog.records) == 1
+        assert caplog.records[0].exc_info[1].args[0] == "its-true"
 
     @utils.prevent_exceptions(42, False)
     def func_predicate_false(self):
-        raise Exception("its-false")
+        raise RuntimeError("its-false")
 
     def test_predicate_false(self, caplog):
         """Test with a False predicate."""
         with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR, 'misc'):
-            with pytest.raises(Exception, match="its-false"):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="its-false"):
                 self.func_predicate_false()
         assert not caplog.records