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Build-in exception in python
When certain faults or extraordinary circumstances arise during the execution of a programme, built-in exceptions in the Python programming language can be raised (or thrown). These exceptions, which are defined in the Python standard library, can be applied to deal with particular error kinds.
1.TypeError
: Raised when an operation or function is applied to an object of inappropriate type.
# Example: TypeError
x = 10
y = '5'
z = x + y # Raises TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str'
2. ValueError
: Raised when a function receives an argument of the correct type but an inappropriate value.
# Example: ValueError
age = input("Enter your age: ")
age = int(age) # Raises ValueError if the input cannot be converted to an integer
3. IndexError
: Raised when a sequence subscript is out of range.
# Example: IndexError
numbers = [1, 2, 3]
print(numbers[3]) # Raises IndexError: list index out of range
4. KeyError
: Raised when a dictionary key is not found.
# Example: KeyError
person = {'name': 'John', 'age': 30}
print(person['gender']) # Raises KeyError: 'gender'
5. FileNotFoundError
: Raised when a file or directory is requested but cannot be found.
# Example: FileNotFoundError
file_path = 'path/to/nonexistent/file.txt'
with open(file_path, 'r') as file: # Raises FileNotFoundError
content = file.read()
6. ZeroDivisionError
: Raised when division or modulo operation is performed with zero as the divisor.
# Example: ZeroDivisionError
x = 10
y = 0
result = x / y # Raises ZeroDivisionError: division by zero
7. ZeroDivisionError
: Raised when division or modulo operation is performed with zero as the divisor.
8. ImportError
: Raised when an import statement fails to find and load a module.
9. AssertionError
: Raised when an assert statement fails.
10. StopIteration
: Raised to signal the end of an iterator.
These are just a few examples of built-in exceptions in Python. You can also create your own custom exceptions by deriving from the base Exception
class or any other built-in exception class.