diff --git a/gui/wxpython/iscatt/plots.py b/gui/wxpython/iscatt/plots.py
index ba951e0eec3..f2163ccac6c 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/iscatt/plots.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/iscatt/plots.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
             'The Scatterplot Tool needs the "matplotlib" '
             "(python-matplotlib) package to be installed. {0}"
         ).format(e)
-    )
+    ) from e
 
 import grass.script as gs
 from grass.pydispatch.signal import Signal
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/timeline/frame.py b/gui/wxpython/timeline/frame.py
index 0330adbde3d..e160b77b44a 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/timeline/frame.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/timeline/frame.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             "(python-matplotlib and on some systems also python-matplotlib-wx) "
             "package(s) to be installed. {}"
         ).format(e)
-    )
+    ) from e
 
 import grass.script as gs
 
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/tplot/frame.py b/gui/wxpython/tplot/frame.py
index 4a1cd9f1ca6..beaa48c663c 100755
--- a/gui/wxpython/tplot/frame.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/tplot/frame.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             'The Temporal Plot Tool needs the "matplotlib" '
             "(python-matplotlib) package to be installed. {0}"
         ).format(e)
-    )
+    ) from e
 
 
 import grass.temporal as tgis
diff --git a/python/grass/pygrass/modules/interface/module.py b/python/grass/pygrass/modules/interface/module.py
index b9c298b4a6f..274b663e7af 100644
--- a/python/grass/pygrass/modules/interface/module.py
+++ b/python/grass/pygrass/modules/interface/module.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def __init__(self, cmd, *args, **kargs):
         except OSError as e:
             print("OSError error({0}): {1}".format(e.errno, e.strerror))
             str_err = "Error running: `%s --interface-description`."
-            raise GrassError(str_err % self.name)
+            raise GrassError(str_err % self.name) from e
         # get the xml of the module
         self.xml = get_cmd_xml.communicate()[0]
         # transform and parse the xml into an Element class:
diff --git a/python/grass/pygrass/raster/category.py b/python/grass/pygrass/raster/category.py
index 04049754954..d11c36e8ebd 100644
--- a/python/grass/pygrass/raster/category.py
+++ b/python/grass/pygrass/raster/category.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ def _chk_index(self, index):
         if type(index) == str:
             try:
                 index = self.labels().index(index)
-            except ValueError:
-                raise KeyError(index)
+            except ValueError as error:
+                raise KeyError(index) from error
         return index
 
     def _chk_value(self, value):
diff --git a/python/grass/pygrass/rpc/base.py b/python/grass/pygrass/rpc/base.py
index 38cf48c1581..133cbbc2205 100644
--- a/python/grass/pygrass/rpc/base.py
+++ b/python/grass/pygrass/rpc/base.py
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ def safe_receive(self, message):
         except (EOFError, OSError, FatalError) as e:
             # The pipe was closed by the checker thread because
             # the server process was killed
-            raise FatalError("Exception raised: " + str(e) + " Message: " + message)
+            raise FatalError(
+                "Exception raised: " + str(e) + " Message: " + message
+            ) from e
 
     def stop(self):
         """Stop the check thread, the libgis server and close the pipe
diff --git a/python/grass/pygrass/vector/table.py b/python/grass/pygrass/vector/table.py
index dec3ffbba08..54ff27b4025 100644
--- a/python/grass/pygrass/vector/table.py
+++ b/python/grass/pygrass/vector/table.py
@@ -859,10 +859,10 @@ def connection(self):
                 return psycopg2.connect(db)
             except ImportError:
                 er = "You need to install psycopg2 to connect with this table."
-                raise ImportError(er)
+                raise ImportError(er) from None
         else:
             str_err = "Driver is not supported yet, pleas use: sqlite or pg"
-            raise TypeError(str_err)
+            raise TypeError(str_err) from None
 
     def table(self):
         """Return a Table object.
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ def execute(self, sql_code=None, cursor=None, many=False, values=None):
                 "The SQL statement is not correct:\n%r,\n"
                 "values: %r,\n"
                 "SQL error: %s" % (sqlc, values, str(exc))
-            )
+            ) from exc
 
     def exist(self, cursor=None):
         """Return True if the table already exist in the DB, False otherwise
diff --git a/python/grass/script/core.py b/python/grass/script/core.py
index a790307aa3c..93b9369819a 100644
--- a/python/grass/script/core.py
+++ b/python/grass/script/core.py
@@ -867,8 +867,8 @@ def _parse_opts(lines):
             break
         try:
             var, val = line.split(b"=", 1)
-        except ValueError:
-            raise SyntaxError("invalid output from g.parser: {}".format(line))
+        except ValueError as err:
+            raise SyntaxError("invalid output from g.parser: {}".format(line)) from err
         try:
             var = decode(var)
             val = decode(val)
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ def _parse_opts(lines):
                 "invalid output from g.parser ({error}): {line}".format(
                     error=error, line=line
                 )
-            )
+            ) from error
         if var.startswith("flag_"):
             flags[var[5:]] = bool(int(val))
         elif var.startswith("opt_"):
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ def _set_location_description(path, location, text):
             fd.write(os.linesep)
         fd.close()
     except OSError as e:
-        raise ScriptError(repr(e))
+        raise ScriptError(repr(e)) from e
 
 
 def _create_location_xy(database, location):
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ def _create_location_xy(database, location):
 
         os.chdir(cur_dir)
     except OSError as e:
-        raise ScriptError(repr(e))
+        raise ScriptError(repr(e)) from e
 
 
 # interface to g.version
diff --git a/python/grass/script/task.py b/python/grass/script/task.py
index 3dfe8049841..06c62ef5e58 100644
--- a/python/grass/script/task.py
+++ b/python/grass/script/task.py
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ def get_interface_description(cmd):
                 "Unable to fetch interface description for command '<{cmd}>'."
                 "\n\nDetails: <{det}>"
             ).format(cmd=cmd, det=e)
-        )
+        ) from e
 
     desc = convert_xml_to_utf8(cmdout)
     desc = desc.replace(
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ def parse_interface(name, parser=processTask, blackList=None):
             _("Cannot parse interface description of<{name}> module: {error}").format(
                 name=name, error=error
             )
-        )
+        ) from error
     task = parser(tree, blackList=blackList).get_task()
     # if name from interface is different than the originally
     # provided name, then the provided name is likely a full path needed
diff --git a/python/grass/script/vector.py b/python/grass/script/vector.py
index 4a57b5db07b..006e54c030b 100644
--- a/python/grass/script/vector.py
+++ b/python/grass/script/vector.py
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def vector_what(
     try:
         ret = read_command("v.what", env=env, **cmdParams).strip()
     except CalledModuleError as e:
-        raise ScriptError(e.msg)
+        raise ScriptError(e.msg) from e
 
     data = []
     if not ret:
@@ -450,10 +450,10 @@ def vector_what(
 
     try:
         result = json.loads(ret, **kwargs)
-    except ValueError:
+    except ValueError as err:
         raise ScriptError(
             _("v.what output is not valid JSON format:\n {ret}").format(ret=ret)
-        )
+        ) from err
 
     if multiple:
         for vmap in result["Maps"]:
diff --git a/python/grass/semantic_label/reader.py b/python/grass/semantic_label/reader.py
index 1da67aff7f9..ecd152271c2 100644
--- a/python/grass/semantic_label/reader.py
+++ b/python/grass/semantic_label/reader.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def _read_config(self):
             except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError as e:
                 raise SemanticLabelReaderError(
                     "Unable to parse '{}': {}".format(json_file, e)
-                )
+                ) from e
 
             # check if configuration is valid
             self._check_config(config)
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ def print_info(self, shortcut=None, band=None, semantic_label=None, extended=Fal
                     if shortcut and re.match(shortcut, item["shortcut"]) is None:
                         continue
                 except re.error as e:
-                    raise SemanticLabelReaderError("Invalid pattern: {}".format(e))
+                    raise SemanticLabelReaderError(
+                        "Invalid pattern: {}".format(e)
+                    ) from e
 
                 found = True
                 if band and band not in item["bands"]:
diff --git a/python/grass/utils/download.py b/python/grass/utils/download.py
index f6b734b7291..46e6d75527f 100644
--- a/python/grass/utils/download.py
+++ b/python/grass/utils/download.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def extract_zip(name, directory, tmpdir):
             extract_dir=extract_dir, target_dir=directory, files=files
         )
     except zipfile.BadZipfile as error:
-        raise DownloadError(_("ZIP file is unreadable: {0}").format(error))
+        raise DownloadError(_("ZIP file is unreadable: {0}").format(error)) from error
 
 
 # modified copy from g.extension
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ def download_and_extract(source, reporthook=None):
                     url=source,
                     code=err,
                 ),
-            )
-        except URLError:
-            raise DownloadError(url_error_message.format(url=source))
+            ) from err
+        except URLError as e:
+            raise DownloadError(url_error_message.format(url=source)) from e
         if headers.get("content-type", "") != "application/zip":
             raise DownloadError(
                 _(
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ def download_and_extract(source, reporthook=None):
                     url=source,
                     code=err,
                 ),
-            )
-        except URLError:
-            raise DownloadError(url_error_message.format(url=source))
+            ) from err
+        except URLError as e:
+            raise DownloadError(url_error_message.format(url=source)) from e
         extract_tar(name=archive_name, directory=directory, tmpdir=tmpdir)
     else:
         # probably programmer error
diff --git a/scripts/r.in.wms/wms_cap_parsers.py b/scripts/r.in.wms/wms_cap_parsers.py
index 5435fe29591..9467bb9c297 100644
--- a/scripts/r.in.wms/wms_cap_parsers.py
+++ b/scripts/r.in.wms/wms_cap_parsers.py
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ def __init__(self, cap_file):
         if is_file:
             try:
                 etree.ElementTree.__init__(self, file=cap_file)
-            except ParseError:
-                raise ParseError(_("Unable to parse XML file"))
+            except ParseError as pe:
+                raise ParseError(_("Unable to parse XML file")) from pe
             except OSError as error:
                 raise ParseError(
                     _("Unable to open XML file '%s'.\n%s\n" % (cap_file, error))
-                )
+                ) from error
         else:
             try:
                 etree.ElementTree.__init__(self, element=etree.fromstring(cap_file))
-            except ParseError:
-                raise ParseError(_("Unable to parse XML file"))
+            except ParseError as pe:
+                raise ParseError(_("Unable to parse XML file")) from pe
 
         if self.getroot() is None:
             raise ParseError(_("Root node was not found."))