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=<tt>try/except</tt>=
=<tt>try/except</tt>=
<code>try/except</code> is a language-level mechanism to handle errors (traceback) that may be caused by a section of the code. This syntax eliminates tracebacks.
<syntaxhighlight lang='py'>
try:
  # do something
except:
  # execute if the previous block caused an error
</syntaxhighlight>
=<tt>finally</tt>=
=<tt>finally</tt>=



Revision as of 23:29, 20 January 2022

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Overview

try/except is a language-level mechanism to handle errors (traceback) that may be caused by a section of the code.

To trigger an exception manually in the code use raise.

To conditionally trigger an exception in the code, use assert.

try/except

try/except is a language-level mechanism to handle errors (traceback) that may be caused by a section of the code. This syntax eliminates tracebacks.

try:
  # do something
except:
  # execute if the previous block caused an error

finally

raise

assert