How does try/except work?

Python errors and files · Freshers

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Code that might fail goes in try. If an exception happens, the matching except block runs. else runs if no exception occurred, and finally always runs, which is good for cleanup. Catch specific exceptions (ValueError) instead of a bare except.

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