--- a/eric6/E5Gui/E5TabWidget.py	Thu Apr 15 16:52:05 2021 +0200
+++ b/eric6/E5Gui/E5TabWidget.py	Thu Apr 15 18:11:24 2021 +0200
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 Module implementing a TabWidget class substituting QTabWidget.
 """
 
+import contextlib
+
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, Qt, QPoint, QMimeData
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QDrag
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QTabWidget, QTabBar, QApplication, QStyle
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
         
         @param event reference to the wheel event (QWheelEvent)
         """
-        try:
+        with contextlib.suppress(AttributeError):
             delta = event.angleDelta().y()
             if delta > 0:
                 self._tabWidget.prevTab()
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@
                 self._tabWidget.nextTab()
             
             event.accept()
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
 
 
 class E5DnDTabBar(E5WheelTabBar):