diff --git a/rdflib/namespace/__init__.py b/rdflib/namespace/__init__.py
index d96c21f35..8455e2b63 100644
--- a/rdflib/namespace/__init__.py
+++ b/rdflib/namespace/__init__.py
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def normalizeUri(self, rdfTerm: str) -> str:
             if namespace not in self.__strie:
                 insert_strie(self.__strie, self.__trie, str(namespace))
             namespace = URIRef(str(namespace))
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             if isinstance(rdfTerm, Variable):
                 return "?%s" % rdfTerm
             else:
diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/parsers/notation3.py b/rdflib/plugins/parsers/notation3.py
index 08798076a..2a64be24f 100755
--- a/rdflib/plugins/parsers/notation3.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/parsers/notation3.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def becauseSubexpression(*args: Any, **kargs: Any) -> None:
 def unicodeExpand(m: Match) -> str:
     try:
         return chr(int(m.group(1), 16))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         raise Exception("Invalid unicode code point: " + m.group(1))
 
 
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ def _unicodeEscape(
             )
         try:
             return i + n, reg.sub(unicodeExpand, "\\" + prefix + argstr[i : i + n])
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise BadSyntax(
                 self._thisDoc,
                 startline,
diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/parsers/trix.py b/rdflib/plugins/parsers/trix.py
index 187c6d45d..8baaf5ca4 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugins/parsers/trix.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/parsers/trix.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def startElementNS(
 
                 try:
                     self.lang = attrs.getValue((str(XMLNS), "lang"))
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     # language not required - ignore
                     pass
                 try:
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def startElementNS(
                 self.datatype = None
                 try:
                     self.lang = attrs.getValue((str(XMLNS), "lang"))
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     # language not required - ignore
                     pass
 
diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/serializers/longturtle.py b/rdflib/plugins/serializers/longturtle.py
index 263604fac..ac2febdcf 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugins/serializers/longturtle.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/serializers/longturtle.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def getQName(self, uri, gen_prefix=True):
 
         try:
             parts = self.store.compute_qname(uri, generate=gen_prefix)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             # is the uri a namespace in itself?
             pfx = self.store.store.prefix(uri)
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def isValidList(self, l_):
         try:
             if self.store.value(l_, RDF.first) is None:
                 return False
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return False
         while l_:
             if l_ != RDF.nil and len(list(self.store.predicate_objects(l_))) != 2:
diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/serializers/rdfxml.py b/rdflib/plugins/serializers/rdfxml.py
index e3d9ec777..c5acc74ad 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugins/serializers/rdfxml.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/serializers/rdfxml.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def subject(self, subject: IdentifiedNode, depth: int = 1):
             try:
                 # type error: Argument 1 to "qname" of "NamespaceManager" has incompatible type "Optional[Node]"; expected "str"
                 self.nm.qname(type)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 type = None
 
             element = type or RDFVOC.Description
diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/serializers/turtle.py b/rdflib/plugins/serializers/turtle.py
index ff4cd164f..ad1182474 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugins/serializers/turtle.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/serializers/turtle.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def getQName(self, uri, gen_prefix=True):
 
         try:
             parts = self.store.compute_qname(uri, generate=gen_prefix)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             # is the uri a namespace in itself?
             pfx = self.store.store.prefix(uri)
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def isValidList(self, l_):
         try:
             if self.store.value(l_, RDF.first) is None:
                 return False
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return False
         while l_:
             if l_ != RDF.nil and len(list(self.store.predicate_objects(l_))) != 2:
diff --git a/rdflib/query.py b/rdflib/query.py
index e9c189017..261ffde9a 100644
--- a/rdflib/query.py
+++ b/rdflib/query.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
                 return self.vars == other.vars and self.bindings == other.bindings
             else:
                 return self.graph == other.graph
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return False
 
 
diff --git a/rdflib/tools/csv2rdf.py b/rdflib/tools/csv2rdf.py
index 267483ed5..fe740356a 100644
--- a/rdflib/tools/csv2rdf.py
+++ b/rdflib/tools/csv2rdf.py
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ def convert(self, csvreader):
                         "%d rows, %d triples, elapsed %.2fs.\n"
                         % (rows, self.triples, time.time() - start)
                     )
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 sys.stderr.write("Error processing line: %d\n" % rows)
                 raise
 
diff --git a/rdflib/tools/rdf2dot.py b/rdflib/tools/rdf2dot.py
index 1a33ee264..0ca1fa1e0 100644
--- a/rdflib/tools/rdf2dot.py
+++ b/rdflib/tools/rdf2dot.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def label(x, g):
                 return l_
         try:
             return g.namespace_manager.compute_qname(x)[2]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return x
 
     def formatliteral(l, g):
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def qname(x, g):
         try:
             q = g.compute_qname(x)
             return q[0] + ":" + q[2]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return x
 
     def color(p):
diff --git a/rdflib/tools/rdfs2dot.py b/rdflib/tools/rdfs2dot.py
index 69ecfba58..4e639b48d 100644
--- a/rdflib/tools/rdfs2dot.py
+++ b/rdflib/tools/rdfs2dot.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def label(xx, grf):
         if lbl is None:
             try:
                 lbl = grf.namespace_manager.compute_qname(xx)[2]
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass  # bnodes and some weird URIs cannot be split
         return lbl