python file open try except error code example

Example 1: python try catch

try:
  # Dangerous stuff
except ValueError:
  # If you use try, at least 1 except block is mandatory!
  # Handle it somehow / ignore
except (BadThingError, HorrbileThingError) as e:
  # Hande it differently
except:
  # This will catch every exception.
else:
  # Else block is not mandatory.
  # Dangerous stuff ended with no exception
finally:
  # Finally block is not mandatory.
  # This will ALWAYS happen after the above blocks.

Example 2: catch error data with except python

import sys
try:
	S = 1/0 #Create Error
except: # catch *all* exceptions
    e = sys.exc_info()
    print(e) # (Exception Type, Exception Value, TraceBack)

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#    OR    #
############
try:
	S = 1/0
except ZeroDivisionError as e:
    print(e) # ZeroDivisionError('division by zero')

Example 3: python file open try except error

def FileCheck(fn):
    try:
      open(fn, "r")
      return 1
    except IOError:
      print "Error: File does not appear to exist."
      return 0

result = FileCheck("testfile")
print result