Track 9 · Lesson 3 of 11

Catching exceptions with try and except

Handle the exceptions you expect with try/except, name them specifically, use the exception object, and avoid bare except.

You will be able to

• Wrap a risky operation in try and handle a named exception in except
• Handle several exception types with separate clauses or a tuple
• Use except ... as e to read the exception's type and message
• Explain why a bare except or except Exception hides real bugs