Generic Exception Thrown (ARCH2167)

Key python.logging.throw-generic-exception · Severity warning · Category logging

Raising the base Exception type instead of a specific domain exception forces callers into broad except Exception blocks. This makes it impossible to distinguish failures by type.

Incorrect

def withdraw(account, amount):
    if amount > account.balance:
        raise Exception("Insufficient funds")

Correct

class InsufficientFundsError(Exception):
    pass

def withdraw(account, amount):
    if amount > account.balance:
        raise InsufficientFundsError("Insufficient funds")

Fix

Define and raise a specific domain exception type so callers can catch it selectively.