Practice Try And Except Blocks (26.1.3.5) - Exception Handling - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Try and Except Blocks

Practice - Try and Except Blocks

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the 'try' block do in Python?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens inside a try block.

Question 2 Easy

What will raise a ZeroDivisionError?

💡 Hint: Consider the rules of basic arithmetic.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the try block?

To handle errors
To write comments
To define functions

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you want to prevent your program from crashing.

Question 2

If an IndexError occurs, which block will execute?

Try block
Except block
Else block

💡 Hint: Think about where exceptions are addressed in the code.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a complete program that asks the user for a number and divides 100 by that number, ensuring you handle the potential ZeroDivisionError.

💡 Hint: Think about what could happen if the user inputs zero or a non-number.

Challenge 2 Hard

Imagine you are designing a function that retrieves data from a dictionary. Write a program that retrieves a key value while handling the KeyError exception correctly.

💡 Hint: Consider how you can provide meaningful output when the key is missing.

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