diff --git a/demo/python/astronomy.py b/demo/python/astronomy.py
index ed680399..c96025bc 100644
--- a/demo/python/astronomy.py
+++ b/demo/python/astronomy.py
@@ -6955,7 +6955,7 @@ def SphereFromVector(vector):
     dist = math.sqrt(xyproj + vector.z*vector.z)
     if xyproj == 0.0:
         if vector.z == 0.0:
-            raise Exception('Zero-length vector not allowed.')
+            raise Error('Zero-length vector not allowed.')
         lon = 0.0
         if vector.z < 0.0:
             lat = -90.0
diff --git a/generate/pylintrc b/generate/pylintrc
index 8c3bf748..bab503c9 100644
--- a/generate/pylintrc
+++ b/generate/pylintrc
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ disable=invalid-name,
         chained-comparison,
         consider-using-in,
         too-many-nested-blocks,
-        too-many-instance-attributes,
-        bad-whitespace,
-        bad-continuation
+        too-many-instance-attributes
 
 # Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
 # either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
@@ -576,5 +574,4 @@ preferred-modules=
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "BaseException, Exception".
-overgeneral-exceptions=BaseException,
-                       Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.BaseException, builtins.Exception
diff --git a/generate/template/astronomy.py b/generate/template/astronomy.py
index cabe963c..bdedfa60 100644
--- a/generate/template/astronomy.py
+++ b/generate/template/astronomy.py
@@ -5449,7 +5449,7 @@ def SphereFromVector(vector):
     dist = math.sqrt(xyproj + vector.z*vector.z)
     if xyproj == 0.0:
         if vector.z == 0.0:
-            raise Exception('Zero-length vector not allowed.')
+            raise Error('Zero-length vector not allowed.')
         lon = 0.0
         if vector.z < 0.0:
             lat = -90.0
diff --git a/source/python/astronomy/astronomy.py b/source/python/astronomy/astronomy.py
index ed680399..c96025bc 100644
--- a/source/python/astronomy/astronomy.py
+++ b/source/python/astronomy/astronomy.py
@@ -6955,7 +6955,7 @@ def SphereFromVector(vector):
     dist = math.sqrt(xyproj + vector.z*vector.z)
     if xyproj == 0.0:
         if vector.z == 0.0:
-            raise Exception('Zero-length vector not allowed.')
+            raise Error('Zero-length vector not allowed.')
         lon = 0.0
         if vector.z < 0.0:
             lat = -90.0