diff -Nru byobu-5.121/debian/changelog byobu-5.121/debian/changelog
--- byobu-5.121/debian/changelog	2017-08-09 21:52:21.000000000 +0000
+++ byobu-5.121/debian/changelog	2017-08-17 15:18:22.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+byobu (5.121-0ubuntu2) artful; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/patches/001-pep8-E722-fix.patch:
+    - fix pep8 check failing due to E722 (bare 'except:'). LP: #1711026.
+
+ -- Tiago Stürmer Daitx <tiago.daitx@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:18:22 +0000
+
 byobu (5.121-0ubuntu1) artful; urgency=medium
 
   [ Dustin Kirkland ]
diff -Nru byobu-5.121/debian/patches/001-pep8-E722-fix.patch byobu-5.121/debian/patches/001-pep8-E722-fix.patch
--- byobu-5.121/debian/patches/001-pep8-E722-fix.patch	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ byobu-5.121/debian/patches/001-pep8-E722-fix.patch	2017-08-17 15:18:13.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+Description: Byobu fails pep8 check with error E722
+ Error E722 has been recently introduced in pep8 to warn about 'bare except' - any
+ block of 'try:/except:' should be replaced by 'try:/except Exception:'.
+Author: Tiago Stürmer Daitx <tiago.daitx@ubuntu.com>
+Bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/byobu/+bug/1711026
+Forwarded: https://code.launchpad.net/~tdaitx/byobu/lp-1711026-fix-pep8-E722/+merge/329168
+Last-Update: 2017-08-17
+---
+This patch header follows DEP-3: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/
+--- byobu-5.121.orig/usr/lib/byobu/include/config.py.in
++++ byobu-5.121/usr/lib/byobu/include/config.py.in
+@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def error(msg):
+ try:
+ 	import snack
+ 	from snack import *
+-except:
++except Exception:
+ 	error("Could not import the python snack module")
+ 
+ 
+@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def ioctl_GWINSZ(fd):
+ 		import struct
+ 		import os
+ 		cr = struct.unpack('hh', fcntl.ioctl(fd, termios.TIOCGWINSZ, '1234'))
+-	except:
++	except Exception:
+ 		return None
+ 	return cr
+ 
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def reload_required():
+ 		f.close()
+ 		if BYOBU_BACKEND == "screen":
+ 			subprocess.call([BYOBU_BACKEND, "-X", "at", "0", "source", "%s/profile" % BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR])
+-	except:
++	except Exception:
+ 		True
+ 
+ 
+@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ def terminal_size():
+ 			fd = os.open(os.ctermid(), os.O_RDONLY)
+ 			cr = ioctl_GWINSZ(fd)
+ 			os.close(fd)
+-		except:
++		except Exception:
+ 			pass
+ 	if not cr:
+ 		# env vars or finally defaults
+ 		try:
+ 			cr = (env['LINES'], env['COLUMNS'])
+-		except:
++		except Exception:
+ 			cr = (25, 80)
+ 	# reverse rows, cols
+ 	return int(cr[1] - 5), int(cr[0] - 5)
+@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def readstatus():
+ 		if os.path.exists(f):
+ 			try:
+ 				exec(open(f).read(), glo, loc)
+-			except:
++			except Exception:
+ 				error("Invalid configuration [%s]" % f)
+ 			if BYOBU_BACKEND == "tmux":
+ 				items = "%s %s" % (loc["tmux_left"], loc["tmux_right"])
+@@ -217,13 +217,13 @@ def writestatus(items):
+ 		if key.startswith(BYOBU_BACKEND):
+ 			try:
+ 				f = open(path, "r")
+-			except:
++			except Exception:
+ 				f = open(SHARE + '/status/status', "r")
+ 			lines = f.readlines()
+ 			f.close()
+ 			try:
+ 				f = open(path, "w")
+-			except:
++			except Exception:
+ 				f = open(path, "a+")
+ 			for l in lines:
+ 				if l.startswith("%s=" % key):
+@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def chgesc(snackScreen, size):
+ 			try:
+ 				dummy = int(esc.value())
+ 				esc.set(DEF_ESC)
+-			except:
++			except Exception:
+ 				# do nothing
+ 				dummy = "foo"
+ 		else:
+@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def autolaunch():
+ 		for line in open("%s/.profile" % HOME):
+ 			if "byobu-launch" in line:
+ 				return 1
+-	except:
++	except Exception:
+ 		return 0
+ 	if os.path.exists("/etc/profile.d/Z97-%s.sh" % PKG):
+ 		return 1
+--- byobu-5.121.orig/usr/lib/byobu/include/select-session.py
++++ byobu-5.121/usr/lib/byobu/include/select-session.py
+@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import subprocess
+ try:
+ 	# For Python3, try and import input from builtins
+ 	from builtins import input
+-except:
++except Exception:
+ 	# But fall back to using the default input
+ 	True
+ 
+@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ if len(sessions) > 1:
+ 		try:
+ 			try:
+ 				user_input = input("\nChoose 1-%d [1]: " % (i - 1))
+-			except:
++			except Exception:
+ 				user_input = ""
+ 			if not user_input or user_input == "":
+ 				choice = 1
+ 				break
+ 			try:
+ 				choice = int(user_input)
+-			except:
++			except Exception:
+ 				choice = int(eval(user_input))
+ 			if choice >= 1 and choice < i:
+ 				break
+@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ if len(sessions) > 1:
+ 		except KeyboardInterrupt:
+ 			sys.stdout.write("\n")
+ 			sys.exit(0)
+-		except:
++		except Exception:
+ 			if choice == "" or choice == -1:
+ 				choice = 1
+ 				break
diff -Nru byobu-5.121/debian/patches/series byobu-5.121/debian/patches/series
--- byobu-5.121/debian/patches/series	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ byobu-5.121/debian/patches/series	2017-08-16 02:52:35.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+001-pep8-E722-fix.patch