Fix bare except clauses to use Exception

Co-authored-by: Lackadaisical-Security <205846242+Lackadaisical-Security@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: Copilot

REALTIME_STATS.json

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-01-05T14:36:19.877520Z",
+  "timestamp": "2026-01-05T14:37:41.805435Z",
   "local": {
-    "commit_count": 4,
+    "commit_count": 5,
     "unique_contributors": 2,
-    "last_commit_date": "2026-01-05 14:33:19 +0000",
-    "last_commit_message": "Improve GitHub API error handling and update auth format",
+    "last_commit_date": "2026-01-05 14:36:30 +0000",
+    "last_commit_message": "Add caching for GitHub stats when API calls fail",
     "current_branch": "copilot/fix-real-time-stats-api",
     "tracked_files": 63,
-    "timestamp": "2026-01-05T14:36:19.888287Z"
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-05T14:37:41.816614Z"
   },
   "github": {}
 }

REALTIME_STATS.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Repository Statistics - Real-Time
 
-**Last Updated:** 2026-01-05T14:36:19.877520Z
+**Last Updated:** 2026-01-05T14:37:41.805435Z
 
 ## 📊 Current Statistics
 
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 | Metric | Value |
 |--------|-------|
 | 🌿 Current Branch | `copilot/fix-real-time-stats-api` |
-| 📝 Total Commits | 4 |
+| 📝 Total Commits | 5 |
 | 👥 Contributors | 2 |
 | 📄 Tracked Files | 63 |
-| 🕐 Last Commit | 2026-01-05 14:33:19 |
-| 💬 Last Message | Improve GitHub API error handling and update auth format |
+| 🕐 Last Commit | 2026-01-05 14:36:30 |
+| 💬 Last Message | Add caching for GitHub stats when API calls fail |
 
 ---
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 Add these to your README.md:
 
 ```markdown
-<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/commits-4-orange?style=flat-square">
+<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/commits-5-orange?style=flat-square">
 ```
 
 ---

STATS_HISTORY.json

@@ -154,5 +154,18 @@
       "timestamp": "2026-01-05T14:36:19.888287Z"
     },
     "github": {}
+  },
+  {
+    "timestamp": "2026-01-05T14:37:41.805435Z",
+    "local": {
+      "commit_count": 5,
+      "unique_contributors": 2,
+      "last_commit_date": "2026-01-05 14:36:30 +0000",
+      "last_commit_message": "Add caching for GitHub stats when API calls fail",
+      "current_branch": "copilot/fix-real-time-stats-api",
+      "tracked_files": 63,
+      "timestamp": "2026-01-05T14:37:41.816614Z"
+    },
+    "github": {}
   }
 ]

realtime_stats_tracker.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def github_api_request(self, endpoint):
                 error_body = e.read().decode()
                 error_data = json.loads(error_body)
                 error_msg = error_data.get('message', '')
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
             if e.code == 403:
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def collect_stats(self):
                 with open(self.stats_file, 'r') as f:
                     previous_data = json.load(f)
                     previous_github_stats = previous_data.get('github', {})
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
         stats = {