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Python

Posted by Jackie Santana
Jackie Santana
7,403 Points

what is the point of "except" keyword if you already have a "raise" keyword inside your function ..what is the point?

what is the point of "except" keyword if you already have a "raise" keyword inside your function ..what is the point?, pls don't give a complexed robotic response, pls respond in laymen terms from a beginners mindset point of view, lol basically speak english to where I understand because I am so confused

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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

raise creates the error. except deals with the error. (In JavaScript the they're called throw and catch.)

raise is sort of saying "There's a problem, we can't continue in the code as normal".

except is saying "Okay, I have a plan for how to deal with this kind of problem"

If you didn't have an except block, the error could completely derail your app.

Jackie Santana
Jackie Santana
7,403 Points

i understand the concept way much better now, why couldn't they just say that lol

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

np