--- a/eric6/E5XML/TasksReader.py	Wed Apr 14 19:38:19 2021 +0200
+++ b/eric6/E5XML/TasksReader.py	Wed Apr 14 19:59:16 2021 +0200
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 """
 
 import time
+import contextlib
 
 from E5Gui.E5Application import e5App
 
@@ -135,9 +136,7 @@
                         self.readElementText()
                     )
                 elif self.name() == "Linenumber":
-                    try:
+                    with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
                         task["linenumber"] = int(self.readElementText())
-                    except ValueError:
-                        pass
                 else:
                     self.raiseUnexpectedStartTag(self.name())