Python Try Except

Error in Python can be of two types i.e. Syntax errors and Exceptions. Errors are the problems in a program due to which the program will stop the execution. On the other hand, exceptions are raised when some internal events occur which changes the normal flow of the program.
Note: For more information, refer to Errors and Exceptions in Python
Some of the common Exception Errors are : 
 

• IOError: if the file can’t be opened
• KeyboardInterrupt: when an unrequired key is pressed by the user
• ValueError: when the built-in function receives a wrong argument
• EOFError: if End-Of-File is hit without reading any data
• ImportError: if it is unable to find the module

Try Except in Python

Try and Except statement is used to handle these errors within our code in Python. The try block is used to check some code for errors i.e the code inside the try block will execute when there is no error in the program. Whereas the code inside the except block will execute whenever the program encounters some error in the preceding try block.
 

Syntax: 

try:
    # Some Code
except:
    # Executed if error in the
    # try block

How try() works? 
 

• First, the try clause is executed i.e. the code between try.
• If there is no exception, then only the try clause will run, except clause is finished.
• If any exception occurs, the try clause will be skipped and except clause will run.
• If any exception occurs, but the except clause within the code doesn’t handle it, it is passed on to the outer try statements. If the exception is left unhandled, then the execution stops.
• A try statement can have more than one except clause

Code 1: No exception, so the try clause will run. 
 

Auxiliary Space: O(1)

Output : 
 

Yeah ! Your answer is : 1

Code 1: There is an exception so only except clause will run. 
 

Output : 
 

Sorry ! You are dividing by zero

 Code 2:  The other way of writing except statement, is shown below and in this way, it only accepts exceptions that you’re meant to catch or you can check which error is occurring.

Output:

The error is:  unsupported operand type(s) for //: 'int' and 'str'
The error is:  integer division or modulo by zero

Else Clause

In Python, you can also use the else clause on the try-except block which must be present after all the except clauses. The code enters the else block only if the try clause does not raise an exception.
 

Syntax:

try:
    # Some Code
except:
    # Executed if error in the
    # try block
else:
    # execute if no exception

Code:

Output:

-5.0
a/b result in 0

Finally Keyword in Python

Python provides a keyword finally, which is always executed after the try and except blocks. The final block always executes after the normal termination of the try block or after the try block terminates due to some exceptions.
 

Syntax:

try:
    # Some Code
except:
    # Executed if error in the
    # try block
else:
    # execute if no exception
finally:
    # Some code .....(always executed)

Code:

Output:

Can't divide by zero
This is always executed

Related Articles: 
 

• Output Questions
• Exception Handling in Python
• User-Defined Exceptions