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Exception Handling Python Notes

The document provides a comprehensive overview of exception handling in Python, explaining what exceptions are, their types, and the importance of handling them to prevent program crashes and improve reliability. It covers various constructs such as try-except blocks, specific exceptions, else and finally blocks, and best practices for effective error management. Additionally, it includes examples of raising exceptions, custom exceptions, and handling file operations with exceptions.

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Exception Handling Python Notes

The document provides a comprehensive overview of exception handling in Python, explaining what exceptions are, their types, and the importance of handling them to prevent program crashes and improve reliability. It covers various constructs such as try-except blocks, specific exceptions, else and finally blocks, and best practices for effective error management. Additionally, it includes examples of raising exceptions, custom exceptions, and handling file operations with exceptions.

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Exception Handling in Python - Detailed

Notes
1. What is an Exception?
An exception is an error that occurs during program execution. It interrupts normal flow.

Example:
print(10/0)

2. Why Exception Handling?


• Prevents program crash
• Improves reliability
• Handles errors gracefully
• Helps debugging

3. Types of Errors
Syntax Error:
if True
print('Hello')

Runtime Errors:
ZeroDivisionError, ValueError, TypeError, FileNotFoundError

4. Try-Except Block
Syntax:
try:
pass
except:
pass

Example:
try:
num = int(input())
print(10/num)
except:
print('Error')
5. Specific Exceptions
try:
num = int(input())
print(10/num)
except ZeroDivisionError:
print('Cannot divide by zero')
except ValueError:
print('Invalid input')

6. Else Block
Runs if no exception:
try:
x = 10/2
except:
print('Error')
else:
print('Success')

7. Finally Block
Always executes:
try:
f = open('[Link]')
except:
print('Error')
finally:
print('Done')

8. Multiple Exceptions
try:
x = int('abc')
except (ValueError, TypeError):
print('Error')

9. Exception as Variable
try:
x = 10/0
except Exception as e:
print(e)
10. Raising Exceptions
age = -1
if age < 0:
raise ValueError('Invalid age')

11. Custom Exceptions


class MyError(Exception):
pass

try:
raise MyError('Custom error')
except MyError as e:
print(e)

12. Nested Try


try:
try:
x = int(input())
except ValueError:
print('Invalid')
except:
print('Outer error')

13. File Handling with Exceptions


try:
with open('[Link]') as f:
print([Link]())
except FileNotFoundError:
print('File not found')

14. Common Exceptions


ZeroDivisionError, ValueError, TypeError, IndexError, KeyError, FileNotFoundError

15. Best Practices


• Catch specific exceptions
• Use finally for cleanup
• Avoid deep nesting
• Provide meaningful messages
16. Real-Time Example
try:
filename = input('Enter file: ')
with open(filename) as f:
print([Link]())
except FileNotFoundError:
print('File not found')
except Exception as e:
print('Error:', e)
finally:
print('Finished')

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