9 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
index f15aa5c13f..1c3933380f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 )
             except SynapseError as e:
                 raise e
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to create association")
                 raise
         except AuthError:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
index a43410fb37..9536e8ade6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         user_id = identifier["user"]
 
         if not user_id.startswith('@'):
-            user_id = UserID.create(
+            user_id = UserID(
                 user_id, self.hs.hostname
             ).to_string()
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         if user is None:
             raise LoginError(401, "Invalid JWT", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
 
-        user_id = UserID.create(user, self.hs.hostname).to_string()
+        user_id = UserID(user, self.hs.hostname).to_string()
         auth_handler = self.auth_handler
         registered_user_id = yield auth_handler.check_user_exists(user_id)
         if registered_user_id:
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class CasTicketServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 if required_value != actual_value:
                     raise LoginError(401, "Unauthorized", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
 
-        user_id = UserID.create(user, self.hs.hostname).to_string()
+        user_id = UserID(user, self.hs.hostname).to_string()
         auth_handler = self.auth_handler
         registered_user_id = yield auth_handler.check_user_exists(user_id)
         if not registered_user_id:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
index 47b2dc45e7..4a73813c58 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class PresenceStatusRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 raise KeyError()
         except SynapseError as e:
             raise e
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Unable to parse state")
 
         yield self.presence_handler.set_state(user, state)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
index d7edc34245..e4e3611a14 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         try:
             new_name = content["displayname"]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             defer.returnValue((400, "Unable to parse name"))
 
         yield self.profile_handler.set_displayname(
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         try:
             new_name = content["avatar_url"]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             defer.returnValue((400, "Unable to parse name"))
 
         yield self.profile_handler.set_avatar_url(
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 6c379d53ac..75b735b47d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         try:
             content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             # Turns out we used to ignore the body entirely, and some clients
             # cheekily send invalid bodies.
             content = {}
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             room_id = room_identifier
             try:
                 remote_room_hosts = request.args["server_name"]
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 remote_room_hosts = None
         elif RoomAlias.is_valid(room_identifier):
             handler = self.handlers.room_member_handler
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         try:
             content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             # Turns out we used to ignore the body entirely, and some clients
             # cheekily send invalid bodies.
             content = {}
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
index d2b2fd66e6..1b9dc4528d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         try:
             filter_id = int(filter_id)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid filter_id")
 
         try:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
index d11bccc1da..100f47ca9e 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class GroupCreateServlet(RestServlet):
         # TODO: Create group on remote server
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         localpart = content.pop("localpart")
-        group_id = GroupID.create(localpart, self.server_name).to_string()
+        group_id = GroupID(localpart, self.server_name).to_string()
 
         result = yield self.groups_handler.create_group(group_id, user_id, content)
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
index a1e0e53b33..a0a8e4b8e4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     filter_object = json.loads(filter_id)
                     set_timeline_upper_limit(filter_object,
                                              self.hs.config.filter_timeline_limit)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid filter JSON")
                 self.filtering.check_valid_filter(filter_object)
                 filter = FilterCollection(filter_object)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
index 6e012da4aa..2d4a43c353 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class UserDirectorySearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         try:
             search_term = body["search_term"]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "`search_term` is required field")
 
         results = yield self.user_directory_handler.search_users(