2 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/bsie/reader/path.py b/bsie/reader/path.py
index d27c664..d60f187 100644
--- a/bsie/reader/path.py
+++ b/bsie/reader/path.py
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ A copy of the license is provided with the project.
 Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
 """
 # imports
-import os
 import typing
 
-# inner-module imports
+# bsie imports
 from bsie.base import reader
 
 # exports
@@ -22,9 +21,7 @@ __all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
 class Path(reader.Reader):
     """Return the path."""
 
-    CONTENT_TYPE = typing.Union[str]
-
-    def __call__(self, path: str) -> CONTENT_TYPE:
+    def __call__(self, path: str) -> str:
         return path
 
 
diff --git a/bsie/reader/stat.py b/bsie/reader/stat.py
index f0b83fb..592d912 100644
--- a/bsie/reader/stat.py
+++ b/bsie/reader/stat.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
 import os
 import typing
 
-# inner-module imports
+# bsie imports
 from bsie.base import reader, errors
 
 # exports
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ __all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
 class Stat(reader.Reader):
     """Read and return the filesystem's stat infos."""
 
-    CONTENT_TYPE = typing.Union[os.stat_result]
-
-    def __call__(self, path: str) -> CONTENT_TYPE:
+    def __call__(self, path: str) -> os.stat_result:
         try:
             return os.stat(path)
-        except Exception:
-            raise errors.ReaderError(path)
+        except Exception as err:
+            raise errors.ReaderError(path) from err
 
 
 ## EOF ##