diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/x_profile/html_viewer.py b/swift/common/middleware/x_profile/html_viewer.py
index 416ba01165..91ad8f66a2 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/x_profile/html_viewer.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/x_profile/html_viewer.py
@@ -313,55 +313,55 @@ class HTMLViewer(object):
             return empty_description, headers
         try:
             stats = Stats2(*log_files)
-            if not fulldirs:
-                stats.strip_dirs()
-            stats.sort_stats(sort)
-            nfl_filter_esc =\
-                nfl_filter.replace('(', '\(').replace(')', '\)')
-            amount = [nfl_filter_esc, limit] if nfl_filter_esc else [limit]
-            profile_html = self.generate_stats_html(stats, self.app_path,
-                                                    profile_id, *amount)
-            description = "Profiling information is generated by using\
-                          '%s' profiler." % self.profile_module
-            sort_repl = '<option value="%s">' % sort
-            sort_selected = '<option value="%s" selected>' % sort
-            sort = sort_tmpl.replace(sort_repl, sort_selected)
-            plist = ''.join(['<option value="%s">%s</option>' % (p, p)
-                             for p in self.profile_log.get_all_pids()])
-            profile_element = string.Template(profile_tmpl).substitute(
-                {'profile_list': plist})
-            profile_repl = '<option value="%s">' % profile_id
-            profile_selected = '<option value="%s" selected>' % profile_id
-            profile_element = profile_element.replace(profile_repl,
-                                                      profile_selected)
-            limit_repl = '<option value="%s">' % limit
-            limit_selected = '<option value="%s" selected>' % limit
-            limit = limit_tmpl.replace(limit_repl, limit_selected)
-            fulldirs_checked = 'checked' if fulldirs else ''
-            fulldirs_element = string.Template(fulldirs_tmpl).substitute(
-                {'fulldir_checked': fulldirs_checked})
-            nfl_filter_element = string.Template(nfl_filter_tmpl).\
-                substitute({'nfl_filter': nfl_filter})
-            form_elements = string.Template(formelements_tmpl).substitute(
-                {'description': description,
-                 'action': url,
-                 'profile': profile_element,
-                 'sort': sort,
-                 'limit': limit,
-                 'fulldirs': fulldirs_element,
-                 'nfl_filter': nfl_filter_element,
-                 }
-            )
-            content = string.Template(index_tmpl).substitute(
-                {'formelements': form_elements,
-                 'action': url,
-                 'description': description,
-                 'profilehtml': profile_html,
-                 })
-            return content, headers
-        except:
+        except (IOError, ValueError):
             raise DataLoadFailure(_('Can not load profile data from %s.')
                                   % log_files)
+        if not fulldirs:
+            stats.strip_dirs()
+        stats.sort_stats(sort)
+        nfl_filter_esc =\
+            nfl_filter.replace('(', '\(').replace(')', '\)')
+        amount = [nfl_filter_esc, limit] if nfl_filter_esc else [limit]
+        profile_html = self.generate_stats_html(stats, self.app_path,
+                                                profile_id, *amount)
+        description = "Profiling information is generated by using\
+                      '%s' profiler." % self.profile_module
+        sort_repl = '<option value="%s">' % sort
+        sort_selected = '<option value="%s" selected>' % sort
+        sort = sort_tmpl.replace(sort_repl, sort_selected)
+        plist = ''.join(['<option value="%s">%s</option>' % (p, p)
+                         for p in self.profile_log.get_all_pids()])
+        profile_element = string.Template(profile_tmpl).substitute(
+            {'profile_list': plist})
+        profile_repl = '<option value="%s">' % profile_id
+        profile_selected = '<option value="%s" selected>' % profile_id
+        profile_element = profile_element.replace(profile_repl,
+                                                  profile_selected)
+        limit_repl = '<option value="%s">' % limit
+        limit_selected = '<option value="%s" selected>' % limit
+        limit = limit_tmpl.replace(limit_repl, limit_selected)
+        fulldirs_checked = 'checked' if fulldirs else ''
+        fulldirs_element = string.Template(fulldirs_tmpl).substitute(
+            {'fulldir_checked': fulldirs_checked})
+        nfl_filter_element = string.Template(nfl_filter_tmpl).\
+            substitute({'nfl_filter': nfl_filter})
+        form_elements = string.Template(formelements_tmpl).substitute(
+            {'description': description,
+             'action': url,
+             'profile': profile_element,
+             'sort': sort,
+             'limit': limit,
+             'fulldirs': fulldirs_element,
+             'nfl_filter': nfl_filter_element,
+             }
+        )
+        content = string.Template(index_tmpl).substitute(
+            {'formelements': form_elements,
+             'action': url,
+             'description': description,
+             'profilehtml': profile_html,
+             })
+        return content, headers
 
     def download(self, log_files, sort='time', limit=-1, nfl_filter='',
                  output_format='default'):
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class HTMLViewer(object):
         file_path = nfls[0]
         try:
             lineno = int(nfls[1])
-        except:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError, IndexError):
             lineno = 0
         # for security reason, this need to be fixed.
         if not file_path.endswith('.py'):
diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/xprofile.py b/swift/common/middleware/xprofile.py
index bff0bac8fe..08b87f8056 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/xprofile.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/xprofile.py
@@ -242,18 +242,13 @@ class ProfileMiddleware(object):
                 start_response('500 Internal Server Error', [])
                 return _('Error on render profiling results: %s') % ex
         else:
-            try:
-                _locals = locals()
-                code = self.unwind and PROFILE_EXEC_EAGER or\
-                    PROFILE_EXEC_LAZY
-                self.profiler.runctx(code, globals(), _locals)
-                app_iter = _locals['app_iter_']
-                self.dump_checkpoint()
-                return app_iter
-            except:
-                self.logger.exception(_('Error profiling code'))
-            finally:
-                pass
+            _locals = locals()
+            code = self.unwind and PROFILE_EXEC_EAGER or\
+                PROFILE_EXEC_LAZY
+            self.profiler.runctx(code, globals(), _locals)
+            app_iter = _locals['app_iter_']
+            self.dump_checkpoint()
+            return app_iter
 
     def renew_profile(self):
         self.profiler = get_profiler(self.profile_module)
diff --git a/swift/container/reconciler.py b/swift/container/reconciler.py
index 9dbb5a6979..ea27e32a57 100644
--- a/swift/container/reconciler.py
+++ b/swift/container/reconciler.py
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ class ContainerReconciler(Daemon):
         """
         try:
             self.reconcile()
-        except:
+        except:  # noqa
             self.logger.exception('Unhandled Exception trying to reconcile')
         self.log_stats(force=True)
 
diff --git a/test/unit/cli/test_recon.py b/test/unit/cli/test_recon.py
index 81866e0d0b..e3aace00c9 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli/test_recon.py
+++ b/test/unit/cli/test_recon.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class TestRecon(unittest.TestCase):
     def tearDown(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
         try:
             os.remove(self.tmpfile_name)
-        except:
+        except OSError:
             pass
 
     def test_gen_stats(self):
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b945077b8b..96e32f87a8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
 # it's not a bug that we aren't using all of hacking
 # H102 -> apache2 license exists
 # H103 -> license is apache
-# H201 -> no bare excepts # add when hacking supports noqa
+# H201 -> no bare excepts (unless marked with "  # noqa")
+# H231 -> Check for except statements to be Python 3.x compatible
 # H501 -> don't use locals() for str formatting
 # H903 -> \n not \r\n
 ignore = H
-select = F,E,W,H102,H103,H501,H903,H231
+select = F,E,W,H102,H103,H201,H231,H501,H903
 exclude = .venv,.tox,dist,doc,*egg
 show-source = True