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Python Python Basics All Together Now Handle Exceptions

Ava Jones
Ava Jones
10,218 Points
Posted by Ava Jones
Ava Jones
10,218 Points

I keep getting an error that I am trying to raise help!!

TICKET_PRICE = 10

tickets_remaining = 100

while tickets_remaining >= 1:

print("TICKETS REMAINING: {}".format(tickets_remaining))


username = input("What is your name? ")


num_tickets = int(input("Hey {} how many tickets would you like to buy? ".format(username)))
#expect an ValueError and handle it
try:
    num_tickets = int(num_tickets) 
except ValueError:
    print("Oh No an error! please try again")
else:
    total_price = num_tickets * TICKET_PRICE

print("THE TOTAL IS: {}".format(total_price))

buy_tickets = input("Do you want to confirm? YES/NO ")
if buy_tickets .lower() == "yes":
    print("SOLD!")
    tickets_remaining -= num_tickets

else:
    print("Thank you anyways {}!!!!".format(username))

print("ALL SOLD OUT! :(")

1 Answer

Asher Orr
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Asher Orr
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Hi Ava! Try moving your num_tickets = int(input("Hey {} how many tickets would you like to buy? ".format(username))) inside the try block. Like this:

#expect an ValueError and handle it
try:
    num_tickets = int(
        input("Hey {} how many tickets would you like to buy? ".format(username)))
    num_tickets = int(num_tickets)
except ValueError:
    print("Oh No an error! please try again")
else:
    total_price = num_tickets * TICKET_PRICE

In the first version of your code, you ask the user how many tickets they want. You added the int(input, which tells Python to save num_tickets as an integer. Good stuff! The problem is that it's outside the try block.

If someone enters a non-integer for num_tickets, the program crashes because it's outside the try block. Putting it inside that try block tells Python "hey, I think someone might make an error here. Be ready to catch it!"

PS: You should also make this change to your code to avoid the program crashing again:

else:
    total_price = num_tickets * TICKET_PRICE
    print("THE TOTAL IS: {}".format(total_price))

Let me explain why like this:

#try this:
try:
    #ask the user to type how many tickets they want. Make their result an integer, and save it as num tickets.
    num_tickets = int(input("Hey {} how many tickets would you like to buy? ".format(username)))
    #note: since you already made num_tickets an integer, you don't need this code -> num_tickets = int(num_tickets)
#unless they create a ValueError (by entering a non-integer)
except ValueError:
    #print the error message
    print("Oh No an error! please try again")
#but if they don't raise an error message
else:
    #do this:
    total_price = num_tickets * TICKET_PRICE
    #total_price just got defined in the try block.
    #python won't remember it outside the try block (you'll learn more about this later.)
    #so make sure the print statement using total_price is within the try_block.
    print("THE TOTAL IS: {}".format(total_price))
    #otherwise you'll get a NameError
    #keep up the good work!
Ava Jones
Ava Jones
10,218 Points
Ava Jones
Ava Jones
10,218 Points

Thank you so much for helping!