Can you please help control that messaging to the user of our application?

If there is a CommunicationError raised can

Question

``using_a_function.py
"""
This is importing a function namedtweet` from a file
    that we unfortunately don't have access to change.
You use it like so:
tweet("Hello this is my tweet")
If the function cannot connect to Twitter,
    the function will raise a CommunicationError
If the message is too long,
    the function will raise a MessageTooLongError
"""
from twitter import (
    tweet,
    MessageTooLongError,
    CommunicationError,
)
try:
    message = input("What would you like to tweet?  ")
    raise CommunicationError (""An error occurred attempting to connect to Twitter. Please try again!"")
except Exception as err:
    print(err)
tweet(message)
```

Chris Freeman · Accepted Answer

Hey @Praise Mupani (https://teamtreehouse.com/praisemupani), it appears you are adding more complexity than required.
The second task asks to handle any CommunicationError that may occur. The basic format of a try/execpt statment works here. The original task:
python
tweet(message)

The general form for wrapping error prone code in a try/except statement:
python
try:
    tweet(message)
except ErrorTypeYouAreTryingToHandle:
    pass  # The handling action you wish to happen, such as print
except ADifferentErrorTypeToHandleIfNeeded:
    pass  # A different handling action you wish to happen, such as print

:point_right: replace the fake error types with the ones you need
:point_right: replace pass statements with the actions you need
Post back if you need more help. Good Luck!!

Praise Mupani · Answer

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Can you please help control that messaging to the user of our application? If there is a CommunicationError raised can

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