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Python

Adriana Alvear
Adriana Alvear
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Question about ValueError and TypeError

About the quiz, What is the difference between ValueError and TypeError?

1 Answer

Maxwell Newberry
Maxwell Newberry
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Maxwell Newberry
Maxwell Newberry
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A ValueError is:

Raised when a built-in operation or function receives an argument that has the right type but an inappropriate value

For example, if I have function that takes in a string, and requires at least three characters but I pass in a word that is two characters. This would raise a ValueError because it was passed the correct type (string), but it did not pass the an appropriate value.

A TypeError is:

Passing arguments of the wrong type (e.g. passing a list when an int is expected) should result in a TypeError

For example: If my function is looking for a string argument and I pass an integer.