--- a/eric6/eric6.py	Wed Apr 14 19:38:19 2021 +0200
+++ b/eric6/eric6.py	Wed Apr 14 19:59:16 2021 +0200
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import time
 import logging
 import io
+import contextlib
 
 try:
     from PyQt5.QtCore import qWarning, QLibraryInfo, QTimer, QCoreApplication
@@ -51,10 +52,8 @@
         " it is installed and accessible.")
     sys.exit(100)
 
-try:
+with contextlib.suppress(ImportError):
     from PyQt5 import QtWebEngineWidgets    # __IGNORE_WARNING__
-except ImportError:
-    pass
 
 # some global variables needed to start the application
 args = None
@@ -201,12 +200,10 @@
     sections = ['', separator, timeString, separator, errmsg, separator,
                 tbinfo]
     msg = '\n'.join(sections)
-    try:
-        with open(logFile, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(msg)
-            f.write(versionInfo)
-    except OSError:
-        pass
+    with contextlib.suppress(OSError), \
+            open(logFile, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(msg)
+        f.write(versionInfo)
     
     if inMainLoop is None:
         warning = notice + msg + versionInfo