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Python

Posted by Dawid Bara
Dawid Bara
949 Points

Different solution of error handling

Hello, I solve error problem in different way then Craig. I raise exception as err, not like in the lesson ValueError twice. Is it correct? Regards Dawid

try: ticket_ammount = int(input("Hello {}, how many tickets do You want?: ".format(name))) if ticket_ammount > tickets_remaining: raise Exception("Sorry! We have only {} tickets".format(tickets_remaining)) except Exception as err: print(err) except ValueError: print("{}, You must type a number!!!".format(name))

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
225,664 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
225,664 Points

When you have a generic exception handler, it should be the last one in the series. Otherwise, the specialized handlers (like the one here for ValueError) will never get a chance to run since the generic one will handle them also.

As long as you observe that rule, using a generic handler is OK.

Dawid Bara
Dawid Bara
949 Points

Thank You!