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Exception Handling

This document provides an introduction to exception handling in Python, explaining that exceptions are errors that disrupt program execution. It outlines the syntax for using try-except blocks to manage errors and includes examples of common exceptions like ZeroDivisionError and FileNotFoundError. Additionally, it describes the purpose of the finally block, which executes cleanup code regardless of whether an exception occurred.

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Exception Handling

This document provides an introduction to exception handling in Python, explaining that exceptions are errors that disrupt program execution. It outlines the syntax for using try-except blocks to manage errors and includes examples of common exceptions like ZeroDivisionError and FileNotFoundError. Additionally, it describes the purpose of the finally block, which executes cleanup code regardless of whether an exception occurred.

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💡 Introduction to Exception Handling

In Python, exceptions are errors that occur during the execution of a program.
When an error occurs, Python stops the normal flow of the program and raises an exception.

👉 Exception handling allows you to handle these errors gracefully — without crashing the
program.

Common examples of exceptions:

 ZeroDivisionError – dividing by zero


 ValueError – wrong type of value
 FileNotFoundError – file doesn’t exist
 IndexError – accessing an invalid index in a list

🧩 Syntax of Exception Handling

try:
# Code that might cause an exception
except ExceptionType:
# Code that runs if an exception occurs
finally:
# Code that always runs (optional)

⚙️Using try-except

The try block contains the code that might raise an exception.
The except block handles the error.

Example:

try:
num = int(input("Enter a number: "))
result = 10 / num
print("Result:", result)
except ZeroDivisionError:
print("Error: Cannot divide by zero!")
except ValueError:
print("Error: Invalid input, please enter a number.")

✅ Output Example:

Enter a number: 0
Error: Cannot divide by zero!

🧱 Using finally
The finally block is always executed, whether an exception occurs or not.
It is often used to release resources (like closing a file or database connection).

Example:

try:
file = open("[Link]", "r")
content = [Link]()
print(content)
except FileNotFoundError:
print("File not found!")
finally:
[Link]()
print("File closed.")

✅ Output Example:

File not found!


File closed.

✅ Summary

Block Purpose
try Contains code that may raise an exception
except Handles the exception
finall Always executes (cleanup code)
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