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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Exception Flow

Eva Feng
Eva Feng
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Posted by Eva Feng
Eva Feng
3,404 Points

ValueError vs TypeError

I find it a bit confusing to distinguish between ValueError and TypeError. For example, when you have float( a string ) - it shows up as ValueError. But shouldn't it be TypeError? The type inside the brackets should be a number instead of a string?

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,886 Points

In this case, it's not the type causing the issue but the value.

For example: float("boat") will return a ValueError, but float("42") returns 42.0 (and no error).