except in python explained code example

Example 1: except as Exception:

>>> def catch():
...     try:
...         asd()
...     except Exception as e:
...         print e.message, e.args
... 
>>> catch()
global name 'asd' is not defined ("global name 'asd' is not defined",)

Example 2: error handling in python

try:
  print(x)
except SyntaxError:
  print("There is a SyntaxError in your code")
except NameError:
  print("There is a NameError in your code")
except TypeError:
  print("There is a TypeError in your code")