diff --git a/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py b/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py
index dd317735f..90901e8b7 100755
--- a/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py
+++ b/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def detect_metadata_cli_option_support(compiler_path: Path):
             f"Compiler output:\n{process.stderr}\n",
             file=sys.stderr
         )
-        raise Exception("Failed to determine if the compiler supports the --metadata option.")
+        raise RuntimeError("Failed to determine if the compiler supports the --metadata option.")
 
     return process.returncode == 0
 
diff --git a/scripts/gas_diff_stats.py b/scripts/gas_diff_stats.py
index 56cd0cd43..234d42df0 100755
--- a/scripts/gas_diff_stats.py
+++ b/scripts/gas_diff_stats.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def collect_statistics(lines) -> (int, int, int, int, int, int):
 
     """
     if not lines:
-        raise Exception("Empty list")
+        raise RuntimeError("Empty list")
 
     def try_parse(line):
         try:
diff --git a/scripts/pylintrc b/scripts/pylintrc
index 3a2b85293..735810ad5 100644
--- a/scripts/pylintrc
+++ b/scripts/pylintrc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ disable=
     no-else-return,
     pointless-string-statement,
     redefined-outer-name,
+    superfluous-parens,
     too-few-public-methods,
     too-many-arguments,
     too-many-branches,
diff --git a/test/lsp.py b/test/lsp.py
index 2e097dab0..669951ca4 100755
--- a/test/lsp.py
+++ b/test/lsp.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class FileTestRunner:
 
             for diagnostics in published_diagnostics:
                 if not diagnostics["uri"].startswith(self.suite.project_root_uri + "/"):
-                    raise Exception(
+                    raise RuntimeError(
                         f"'{self.test_name}.sol' imported file outside of test directory: '{diagnostics['uri']}'"
                     )
                 self.open_tests.append(self.suite.normalizeUri(diagnostics["uri"]))
@@ -804,9 +804,9 @@ class FileTestRunner:
                     if tag == desired_tag:
                         return tagRange
                     elif tag.lower() == desired_tag.lower():
-                        raise Exception(f"Detected lower/upper case mismatch: Requested {desired_tag} but only found {tag}")
+                        raise RuntimeError(f"Detected lower/upper case mismatch: Requested {desired_tag} but only found {tag}")
 
-                raise Exception(f"Marker {desired_tag} not found in file")
+                raise RuntimeError(f"Marker {desired_tag} not found in file")
 
 
             # Check if we need markers from a specific file
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ class SolidityLSPTestSuite: # {{{
                 tag = self.find_tag_with_range(testname, local_sub_dir, diagnostic['range'])
 
                 if tag is None:
-                    raise Exception(f"No tag found for diagnostic range {diagnostic['range']}")
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"No tag found for diagnostic range {diagnostic['range']}")
 
                 expectations += f" {tag} {diagnostic['code']}"
             expectations += "\n"