Apr 22, 2013 · In the Python world, using exceptions for flow control is common and normal. -- I think it's worth drawing a distinction between "the Python world" and "the CPython core devs …

Jun 10, 2013 · While in Java it's indeed a bad practice to use exceptions for flow control (mainly because exceptions force the JVM to gather resources (more here)), in Python you have two …

From the Python docs: EAFP Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. This common Python coding style assumes the existence of valid keys or attributes and catches exceptions if the …

May 12, 2019 · When you just want to do a try-except without handling the exception, how do you do it in Python? Is the following the right way to do it? try: shutil.rmtree(path) except: pass

In Python, is it possible to have multiple except statements for one try statement? Such as: try: #something1 #something2 except ExceptionType1: #return xyz except ExceptionType2: #...

The best way to handle exceptions in python is to write a function that catches and returns them? Seriously? The pythonic way to handle exceptions is to use a try...except statement.

What will be text if page = urllib.request.urlopen(url) will raise an exception? If you want to set it with some value you can do it in the except scope or outside the try except block.

Feb 4, 2014 · If you use the generic try/catch, it indicates either that you do not understand the possible run-time errors in your program, or that you do not know what exceptions are possible …

Feb 11, 2010 · Modern Python exceptions are classes; by using raise 'incorrect', you are using a deprecated language feature called string exceptions. The Errors and Exceptions section of …

Doing this way, python will execute the block of code regardless the exception was thrown, or not. Like this: try: do_smth1() except: pass finally: do_smth2() But, if you want to execute …