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Exception Handling in Python

Himachal Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Computer Science

Summary of Exception Handling in Python for Himachal Pradesh Board Class 12 Computer Science. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Exception handling manages errors that occur during program execution so that a program does not terminate abruptly. Syntax errors are detected before execution begins, while exceptions arise during execution of a syntactically correct program. Python provides built-in exceptions for common errors a

Key Concepts

A SyntaxError is raised when there

A SyntaxError is raised when there is an error in the syntax of Python code. It is also known as a parsing error. The interpreter does not execute the

An exception is a Python object

An exception is a Python object that represents an error. It is raised when an error occurs during program execution.

Python’s standard library provides many built

Python’s standard library provides many built-in exceptions such as ValueError, IOError, KeyboardInterrupt, ImportError, EOFError, ZeroDivisionError,

The raise statement is used

The raise statement is used to forcefully throw a built-in or user-defined exception. Its syntax is raise exception-name[(optional argument)]. The opt

The assert statement tests an expression

The assert statement tests an expression. If the expression is false, an AssertionError is raised. Its syntax is assert Expression[,arguments]. It is

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the difference between syntax errors and exceptions
  • Identify common built-in exceptions in Python
  • Explain how exceptions are raised and thrown
  • Use the raise statement and the assert statement
  • Describe the role of try, except, else, and finally blocks

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