Errors & Exceptions
Error Trapping
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Learning Outcome of This Session
1. What is an exception?
2. Error types during coding
3. Python Built-in Exceptions
4. Create custom exceptions
5. How to handle errors?
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What is an Exception?
Exception is an event which will occur during the
execution of a program that will halt or disrupt
the flow of the program execution.
A programmer should handle these errors properly
which will safeguard program execution, or it will
allow the program to recover from the exception
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Error Types in Coding
Syntax Errors
Runtime Errors
Logical Errors
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Syntax Errors
Easy to find
Occurs during the coding, testing and
development
Easily fixed
Program is released once the syntax
errors are fixed
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Syntax Error – Example 1
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Syntax Error – Example 2
What are the details you see in this error message?
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Runtime Errors
Moderately difficult to find
Occurs during the deployment
Once found, easy to fix
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Runtime
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Runtime Error – Example
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Logical Errors
Hard to find
Algorithm errors
May visible during deployment not during coding,
testing and development
Can be fixed if figured properly
Program may be released with the logical error
Shows no errors!
Unpredicted behavior or output
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Logical Error – Example
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Exception Handling in Python
Python uses 4 different keywords to handle errors
We discuss 3 of them
They are,
try
except
else
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try … except
try
You ask the code to “try”
a segment. If it works, then no issues
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try … except
try
The “try” throws an error
if it fails to execute a
code properly
The “except” captures
the error. Programmer
should handle it.
except
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Example Exception – Case 1
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Example Exception Handling – Case 1
try
except
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Capture a Specific Error / Multiple
Errors
Specific Error
General Error
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Python Exceptions (Built-In)
Some common exceptions are,
NameError
ImportError
IndexError
SyntaxError
TypeError
You can read more about these exceptions via
https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#excep
tion-hierarchy
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Your Own Exceptions
You can create your own errors
Raise your exception
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Raise Exception – Case 1
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Raise Exception Handling – Case 1
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Let’s Try 2 Simple Programs
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A Simple Program to See an Error
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Program Output
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A Simple Program Which Handles The
Error
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Program Output
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A Simple Program to Raise an Error
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Program Output
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Reference
https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_try_except.asp
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/errors.html
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Any Questions?
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