diff --git a/IPython/utils/dir2.py b/IPython/utils/dir2.py
index c2f268c..dd508b4 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/dir2.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/dir2.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def dir2(obj):
 
     try:
         words = set(dir(obj))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         # TypeError: dir(obj) does not return a list
         words = set()