diff --git a/sandbox/grist/friendly_errors.py b/sandbox/grist/friendly_errors.py
index a736b6ab..b6ab3781 100644
--- a/sandbox/grist/friendly_errors.py
+++ b/sandbox/grist/friendly_errors.py
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ def friendly_message(exc):
       # with a suggestion to report the case on GitHub.
       return ""
 
+    if "All built-in exceptions defined by Python are derived from `Exception`" in generic:
+      # Unhelpful explanation for a generic `Exception`
+      return ""
+
     # Add a blank line between the standard message and the friendly message
     result = "\n\n" + generic
 
diff --git a/sandbox/requirements3.txt b/sandbox/requirements3.txt
index dcf6ded3..6fec0ea4 100644
--- a/sandbox/requirements3.txt
+++ b/sandbox/requirements3.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ### python 3 requirements, see requirements.txt for python 2
 
 # friendly-traceback and its dependencies, for python 3 only
-friendly-traceback==0.5.46
-stack-data==0.3.0
-executing==0.8.3
+friendly-traceback==0.7.48
+stack-data==0.5.1
+executing==1.1.1
 pure-eval==0.2.2
 
 # openpyxl and its dependencies, for imports, which are python 3 only