python get all exceptions code example

Example 1: python catch all exceptions

try:
    raise Exception("Oh no! An error happened!")
except Exception as err:
    print("An error was handled")
finally:
  	print("This runs either way.")

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

Example 3: python defualt error handler

import sys
def my_except_hook(exctype, value, traceback):
    if exctype == KeyboardInterrupt:
        print "Handler code goes here"
    else:
        sys.__excepthook__(exctype, value, traceback)
sys.excepthook = my_except_hook