Enhance some checks

Author: Flamefire

easybuild/framework/easyblock.py

@@ -4725,6 +4725,7 @@ def test_cases_step(self):
             else:
                 original_perms = None
             try:
+                self.log.debug(f"Running test {test_cmd}")
                 run_shell_cmd(test_cmd)
             except RunShellCmdError:
                 raise  # Let that propagate which will report more information

easybuild/tools/variables.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def get_class(name, default_class, map_class=None):
     if name is not None:
         try:
             klass = map_class[name]
-        except BaseException:
+        except KeyError:
             for k, v in map_class.items():
                 if type(k) in (type,) and name in v:
                     klass = k

test/framework/run.py

@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ def handler(signum, _):
             # check error reporting output when stdout/stderr are collected separately
             try:
                 run_shell_cmd(cmd, split_stderr=True)
-                self.assertFalse("This should never be reached, RunShellCmdError should occur!")
+                self.fail("This should never be reached, RunShellCmdError should occur!")
             except RunShellCmdError as err:
                 self.assertEqual(str(err), "Shell command 'kill' failed!")
                 self.assertEqual(err.cmd, "kill -9 $$")