how to write an if error statement in python code example

Example 1: print type of exception python

try:
    someFunction()
except Exception as ex:
    template = "An exception of type {0} occurred. Arguments:\n{1!r}"
    message = template.format(type(ex).__name__, ex.args)
    print (message)

Example 2: try python

try:
  print("I will try to print this line of code")
except:
  print("I will print this line of code if an error is encountered")