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It is an error that occurs during the execution of your program and stops it from running – subsequently displaying an error message.\nWhen an exception occurs, Python creates an exception object which contains the type of the error and the line it affects.\nPython has many built-in exceptions such as\nIndexError\n,\nNameError\n,\nTypeError\n,\nValueError\n,\nZeroDivisionError\nKeyError\n, and many more.\nThe\ntry…except\nSyntax\nInstead of allowing these exceptions to stop your program from running, you can put the code you want to run in a\ntry\nblock and handle the exception in the\nexcept\nblock.\nThe basic syntax of\ntry…except\nlooks like this:\ntry\n:\n# code to run\nexcept\n:\n# handle error\nHow to Handle Exceptions with\ntry…except\nYou can handle each of the exceptions mentioned in this article with\ntry…except\n. 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It is an error that occurs during the execution of your program and stops it from running – subsequently displaying an error message.\n\nWhen an exception occurs, Python creates an exception object which contains the type of the error and the line it affects.\n\nPython has many built-in exceptions such as `IndexError`, `NameError`, `TypeError`, `ValueError`, `ZeroDivisionError` `KeyError`, and many more.\n\n## The `try…except` Syntax\nInstead of allowing these exceptions to stop your program from running, you can put the code you want to run in a `try` block and handle the exception in the `except` block.\n\nThe basic syntax of `try…except` looks like this:\n```\ntry:\n  # code to run\nexcept:\n  # handle error\n```\n## How to Handle Exceptions with `try…except`\nYou can handle each of the exceptions mentioned in this article with `try…except`. In fact, you can handle all the exceptions in Python with `try…except`.\n\nFor example, if you have a large program and you don’t know whether an identifier exists or not, you can execute what you want to do with the identifier in a `try` block and handle a possible error in the `except` block:\n```\ntry:\n  print(\"Here's variable x:\", x)\nexcept:\n  print(\"An error occured\") # An error occured\n```\nYou can see that the `except` ran because there’s no variable called `x` in the code.\n\nKeep reading. Because I will show you how to make those errors look better by showing you how to handle exceptions gracefully.\n\n## How to Print an Exception with `try…except`\nBut what if you want to print the exact exception that occurred? You can do this by assigning the `Exception` to a variable right in front of the `except` keyword.\n\nWhen you do this and print the Exception to the terminal, it is the value of the `Exception` that you get.\n\nThis is how I printed the `ZeroDivisionError` exception to the terminal:\n```\ntry:\n    res = 190 \/ 0\nexcept Exception as error:\n    # handle the exception\n    print(\"An exception occurred:\", error) # An exception occurred: division by zero\n```\nAnd this is how I printed the `NameError` exception too:\n```\ntry:\n  print(\"Here's variable x:\", x)\nexcept Exception as error:\n  print(\"An error occurred:\", error) # An error occurred: name 'x' is not defined\n```\nYou can follow this pattern to print any exception to the terminal.\n\n## How to Print the Exception Name\nWhat if you want to get the exact exception name and print it to the terminal? That’s possible too. All you need to do is use the `type()` function to get the type of the exception and then use the `__name__` attribute to get the name of the exception.\n\nThis is how I modified the `ZeroDivisionError` example to print the exact exception:\n```\ntry:\n    res = 190 \/ 0\nexcept Exception as error:\n    # handle the exception\n    print(\"An exception occurred:\", type(error).__name__) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError\n```\nAnd this is how I modified the other example to print the `NameError` example:\n```\ntry:\n  print(\"Here's variable x:\", x)\nexcept Exception as error:\n  print(\"An error occurred:\", type(error).__name__) # An error occurred: NameError\n```\nNormally, when you encounter an Exception such as `NameError` and `ZeroDivisionError`, for example, you get the error in the terminal this way:\n\n![Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.33](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/content\/images\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.33.png)\n\n![Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.54](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/content\/images\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.54.png)\n\nYou can combine the `type()` function and that error variable to make the exception look better:\n```\ntry:\n  print(\"Here's variable x:\", x)\nexcept Exception as error:\n  print(\"An error occurred:\", type(error).__name__, \"–\", error) # An error occurred: NameError – name 'x' is not defined\n```\n```\ntry:\n    res = 190 \/ 0\nexcept Exception as error:\n    # handle the exception\n    print(\"An exception occurred:\", type(error).__name__, \"–\", error) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError – division by zero\n```\n## Conclusion\nAs shown in this article, the `try…except` syntax is a great way to handle errors and prevent your program from stopping during execution.\n\nYou can even print that `Exception` to the terminal by assigning the error to a variable, and get the exact type of the `Exception` with the `type()` function.\n\nHappy coding\\!\n***\n![Kolade Chris](https:\/\/cdn.hashnode.com\/res\/hashnode\/image\/upload\/v1720467520534\/YTa5HE3R0.jpg)\n\n[Kolade Chris](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/author\/koladechris\/)\n\nI'm a software developer and tech writer focusing on frontend technologies\n***\nIf you read this far, thank the author to show them you care. 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`try…except`](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error\/#heading-how-to-handle-exceptions-with-tryexcept)\n- [How to Print an Exception with `try…except`](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error\/#heading-how-to-print-an-exception-with-tryexcept)\n- [How to Print the Exception Name](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error\/#heading-how-to-print-the-exception-name)\n- [Conclusion](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error\/#heading-conclusion)\n## What is an Exception?\nIn Python, an exception is an error object. 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In fact, you can handle all the exceptions in Python with `try…except`.\n\nFor example, if you have a large program and you don’t know whether an identifier exists or not, you can execute what you want to do with the identifier in a `try` block and handle a possible error in the `except` block:\n```\ntry:\n  print(\"Here's variable x:\", x)\nexcept:\n  print(\"An error occured\") # An error occured\n```\nYou can see that the `except` ran because there’s no variable called `x` in the code.\n\nKeep reading. Because I will show you how to make those errors look better by showing you how to handle exceptions gracefully.\n\nBut what if you want to print the exact exception that occurred? 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All you need to do is use the `type()` function to get the type of the exception and then use the `__name__` attribute to get the name of the exception.\n\nThis is how I modified the `ZeroDivisionError` example to print the exact exception:\n```\ntry:\n    res = 190 \/ 0\nexcept Exception as error:\n    # handle the exception\n    print(\"An exception occurred:\", type(error).__name__) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError\n```\nAnd this is how I modified the other example to print the `NameError` example:\n```\ntry:\n  print(\"Here's variable x:\", x)\nexcept Exception as error:\n  print(\"An error occurred:\", type(error).__name__) # An error occurred: NameError\n```\nNormally, when you encounter an Exception such as `NameError` and `ZeroDivisionError`, for example, you get the error in the terminal this way:\n\n![Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.33](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/content\/images\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.33.png)\n\n![Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.54](https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/content\/images\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.54.png)\n\nYou can combine the `type()` function and that error variable to make the exception look better:\n```\ntry:\n  print(\"Here's variable x:\", x)\nexcept Exception as error:\n  print(\"An error occurred:\", type(error).__name__, \"–\", error) # An error occurred: NameError – name 'x' is not defined\n```\n```\ntry:\n    res = 190 \/ 0\nexcept Exception as error:\n    # handle the exception\n    print(\"An exception occurred:\", type(error).__name__, \"–\", error) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError – division by zero\n```\n## Conclusion\nAs shown in this article, the `try…except` syntax is a great way to handle errors and prevent your program from stopping during execution.\n\nYou can even print that `Exception` to the terminal by assigning the error to a variable, and get the exact type of the `Exception` with the `type()` function.\n\nHappy coding\\!\n***\n***\nLearn to code for free. freeCodeCamp's open source curriculum has helped more than 40,000 people get jobs as developers. 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Boilerpipe Text	Every programming language has its way of handling exceptions and errors, and Python is no exception. Python comes with a built-in try…except syntax with which you can handle errors and stop them from interrupting the running of your program. In this article, you’ll learn how to use that try…except syntax to handle exceptions in your code so they don’t stop your program from running. What We'll Cover What is an Exception? The try…except Syntax How to Handle Exceptions with try…except How to Print an Exception with try…except How to Print the Exception Name Conclusion What is an Exception? In Python, an exception is an error object. It is an error that occurs during the execution of your program and stops it from running – subsequently displaying an error message. When an exception occurs, Python creates an exception object which contains the type of the error and the line it affects. Python has many built-in exceptions such as IndexError , NameError , TypeError , ValueError , ZeroDivisionError KeyError , and many more. The try…except Syntax Instead of allowing these exceptions to stop your program from running, you can put the code you want to run in a try block and handle the exception in the except block. The basic syntax of try…except looks like this: try : # code to run except : # handle error How to Handle Exceptions with try…except You can handle each of the exceptions mentioned in this article with try…except . In fact, you can handle all the exceptions in Python with try…except . For example, if you have a large program and you don’t know whether an identifier exists or not, you can execute what you want to do with the identifier in a try block and handle a possible error in the except block: try : print ( "Here's variable x:" , x ) except : print ( "An error occured" ) # An error occured You can see that the except ran because there’s no variable called x in the code. Keep reading. Because I will show you how to make those errors look better by showing you how to handle exceptions gracefully. But what if you want to print the exact exception that occurred? You can do this by assigning the Exception to a variable right in front of the except keyword. When you do this and print the Exception to the terminal, it is the value of the Exception that you get. This is how I printed the ZeroDivisionError exception to the terminal: try : res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error : # handle the exception print ( "An exception occurred:" , error ) # An exception occurred: division by zero And this is how I printed the NameError exception too: try : print ( "Here's variable x:" , x ) except Exception as error : print ( "An error occurred:" , error ) # An error occurred: name 'x' is not defined You can follow this pattern to print any exception to the terminal. How to Print the Exception Name What if you want to get the exact exception name and print it to the terminal? That’s possible too. All you need to do is use the type() function to get the type of the exception and then use the __name__ attribute to get the name of the exception. This is how I modified the ZeroDivisionError example to print the exact exception: try : res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error : # handle the exception print ( "An exception occurred:" , type ( error ) . __name__ ) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError And this is how I modified the other example to print the NameError example: try : print ( "Here's variable x:" , x ) except Exception as error : print ( "An error occurred:" , type ( error ) . __name__ ) # An error occurred: NameError Normally, when you encounter an Exception such as NameError and ZeroDivisionError , for example, you get the error in the terminal this way: You can combine the type() function and that error variable to make the exception look better: try : print ( "Here's variable x:" , x ) except Exception as error : print ( "An error occurred:" , type ( error ) . __name__ , "–" , error ) # An error occurred: NameError – name 'x' is not defined try : res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error : # handle the exception print ( "An exception occurred:" , type ( error ) . __name__ , "–" , error ) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError – division by zero Conclusion As shown in this article, the try…except syntax is a great way to handle errors and prevent your program from stopping during execution. You can even print that Exception to the terminal by assigning the error to a variable, and get the exact type of the Exception with the type() function. Happy coding! Learn to code for free. freeCodeCamp's open source curriculum has helped more than 40,000 people get jobs as developers. Get started
Markdown	[![freeCodeCamp.org](https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/platform/universal/fcc_primary.svg)](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/) Menu Menu - [Forum](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/) - [Curriculum](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn) [Donate](https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate/) [Learn to code — free 3,000-hour curriculum](https://www.freecodecamp.org/) March 15, 2023 / [\#error handling](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/tag/error-handling/) # Python Print Exception – How to Try-Except-Print an Error ![Kolade Chris](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1720467520534/YTa5HE3R0.jpg) [Kolade Chris](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/author/koladechris/) ![Python Print Exception – How to Try-Except-Print an Error](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/content/images/size/w2000/2023/03/pythonExceptionHandling.png) Every programming language has its way of handling exceptions and errors, and Python is no exception. Python comes with a built-in `try…except` syntax with which you can handle errors and stop them from interrupting the running of your program. In this article, you’ll learn how to use that `try…except` syntax to handle exceptions in your code so they don’t stop your program from running. ## What We'll Cover - [What is an Exception?](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-what-is-an-exception) - [The `try…except` Syntax](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-the-tryexcept-syntax) - [How to Handle Exceptions with `try…except`](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-how-to-handle-exceptions-with-tryexcept) - [How to Print an Exception with `try…except`](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-how-to-print-an-exception-with-tryexcept) - [How to Print the Exception Name](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-how-to-print-the-exception-name) - [Conclusion](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-conclusion) ## What is an Exception? In Python, an exception is an error object. It is an error that occurs during the execution of your program and stops it from running – subsequently displaying an error message. When an exception occurs, Python creates an exception object which contains the type of the error and the line it affects. Python has many built-in exceptions such as `IndexError`, `NameError`, `TypeError`, `ValueError`, `ZeroDivisionError` `KeyError`, and many more. ## The `try…except` Syntax Instead of allowing these exceptions to stop your program from running, you can put the code you want to run in a `try` block and handle the exception in the `except` block. The basic syntax of `try…except` looks like this: ``` try: # code to run except: # handle error ``` ## How to Handle Exceptions with `try…except` You can handle each of the exceptions mentioned in this article with `try…except`. In fact, you can handle all the exceptions in Python with `try…except`. For example, if you have a large program and you don’t know whether an identifier exists or not, you can execute what you want to do with the identifier in a `try` block and handle a possible error in the `except` block: ``` try: print("Here's variable x:", x) except: print("An error occured") # An error occured ``` You can see that the `except` ran because there’s no variable called `x` in the code. Keep reading. Because I will show you how to make those errors look better by showing you how to handle exceptions gracefully. ## How to Print an Exception with `try…except` But what if you want to print the exact exception that occurred? You can do this by assigning the `Exception` to a variable right in front of the `except` keyword. When you do this and print the Exception to the terminal, it is the value of the `Exception` that you get. This is how I printed the `ZeroDivisionError` exception to the terminal: ``` try: res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error: # handle the exception print("An exception occurred:", error) # An exception occurred: division by zero ``` And this is how I printed the `NameError` exception too: ``` try: print("Here's variable x:", x) except Exception as error: print("An error occurred:", error) # An error occurred: name 'x' is not defined ``` You can follow this pattern to print any exception to the terminal. ## How to Print the Exception Name What if you want to get the exact exception name and print it to the terminal? That’s possible too. All you need to do is use the `type()` function to get the type of the exception and then use the `__name__` attribute to get the name of the exception. This is how I modified the `ZeroDivisionError` example to print the exact exception: ``` try: res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error: # handle the exception print("An exception occurred:", type(error).__name__) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError ``` And this is how I modified the other example to print the `NameError` example: ``` try: print("Here's variable x:", x) except Exception as error: print("An error occurred:", type(error).__name__) # An error occurred: NameError ``` Normally, when you encounter an Exception such as `NameError` and `ZeroDivisionError`, for example, you get the error in the terminal this way: ![Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.33](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/content/images/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.33.png) ![Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.54](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/content/images/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.54.png) You can combine the `type()` function and that error variable to make the exception look better: ``` try: print("Here's variable x:", x) except Exception as error: print("An error occurred:", type(error).__name__, "–", error) # An error occurred: NameError – name 'x' is not defined ``` ``` try: res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error: # handle the exception print("An exception occurred:", type(error).__name__, "–", error) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError – division by zero ``` ## Conclusion As shown in this article, the `try…except` syntax is a great way to handle errors and prevent your program from stopping during execution. You can even print that `Exception` to the terminal by assigning the error to a variable, and get the exact type of the `Exception` with the `type()` function. Happy coding\! * ![Kolade Chris](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1720467520534/YTa5HE3R0.jpg) [Kolade Chris](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/author/koladechris/) I'm a software developer and tech writer focusing on frontend technologies * If you read this far, thank the author to show them you care. Say Thanks Learn to code for free. freeCodeCamp's open source curriculum has helped more than 40,000 people get jobs as developers. [Get started](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn) ADVERTISEMENT freeCodeCamp is a donor-supported tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity organization (United States Federal Tax Identification Number: 82-0779546) Our mission: to help people learn to code for free. We accomplish this by creating thousands of videos, articles, and interactive coding lessons - all freely available to the public. 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Readable Markdown	![Python Print Exception – How to Try-Except-Print an Error](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/content/images/size/w2000/2023/03/pythonExceptionHandling.png) Every programming language has its way of handling exceptions and errors, and Python is no exception. Python comes with a built-in `try…except` syntax with which you can handle errors and stop them from interrupting the running of your program. In this article, you’ll learn how to use that `try…except` syntax to handle exceptions in your code so they don’t stop your program from running. ## What We'll Cover - [What is an Exception?](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-what-is-an-exception) - [The `try…except` Syntax](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-the-tryexcept-syntax) - [How to Handle Exceptions with `try…except`](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-how-to-handle-exceptions-with-tryexcept) - [How to Print an Exception with `try…except`](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-how-to-print-an-exception-with-tryexcept) - [How to Print the Exception Name](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-how-to-print-the-exception-name) - [Conclusion](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-print-exception-how-to-try-except-print-an-error/#heading-conclusion) ## What is an Exception? In Python, an exception is an error object. It is an error that occurs during the execution of your program and stops it from running – subsequently displaying an error message. When an exception occurs, Python creates an exception object which contains the type of the error and the line it affects. Python has many built-in exceptions such as `IndexError`, `NameError`, `TypeError`, `ValueError`, `ZeroDivisionError` `KeyError`, and many more. ## The `try…except` Syntax Instead of allowing these exceptions to stop your program from running, you can put the code you want to run in a `try` block and handle the exception in the `except` block. The basic syntax of `try…except` looks like this: ``` try: # code to run except: # handle error ``` ## How to Handle Exceptions with `try…except` You can handle each of the exceptions mentioned in this article with `try…except`. In fact, you can handle all the exceptions in Python with `try…except`. For example, if you have a large program and you don’t know whether an identifier exists or not, you can execute what you want to do with the identifier in a `try` block and handle a possible error in the `except` block: ``` try: print("Here's variable x:", x) except: print("An error occured") # An error occured ``` You can see that the `except` ran because there’s no variable called `x` in the code. Keep reading. Because I will show you how to make those errors look better by showing you how to handle exceptions gracefully. But what if you want to print the exact exception that occurred? You can do this by assigning the `Exception` to a variable right in front of the `except` keyword. When you do this and print the Exception to the terminal, it is the value of the `Exception` that you get. This is how I printed the `ZeroDivisionError` exception to the terminal: ``` try: res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error: # handle the exception print("An exception occurred:", error) # An exception occurred: division by zero ``` And this is how I printed the `NameError` exception too: ``` try: print("Here's variable x:", x) except Exception as error: print("An error occurred:", error) # An error occurred: name 'x' is not defined ``` You can follow this pattern to print any exception to the terminal. ## How to Print the Exception Name What if you want to get the exact exception name and print it to the terminal? That’s possible too. All you need to do is use the `type()` function to get the type of the exception and then use the `__name__` attribute to get the name of the exception. This is how I modified the `ZeroDivisionError` example to print the exact exception: ``` try: res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error: # handle the exception print("An exception occurred:", type(error).__name__) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError ``` And this is how I modified the other example to print the `NameError` example: ``` try: print("Here's variable x:", x) except Exception as error: print("An error occurred:", type(error).__name__) # An error occurred: NameError ``` Normally, when you encounter an Exception such as `NameError` and `ZeroDivisionError`, for example, you get the error in the terminal this way: ![Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.33](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/content/images/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.33.png) ![Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.54](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/content/images/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-13-at-17.58.54.png) You can combine the `type()` function and that error variable to make the exception look better: ``` try: print("Here's variable x:", x) except Exception as error: print("An error occurred:", type(error).__name__, "–", error) # An error occurred: NameError – name 'x' is not defined ``` ``` try: res = 190 / 0 except Exception as error: # handle the exception print("An exception occurred:", type(error).__name__, "–", error) # An exception occurred: ZeroDivisionError – division by zero ``` ## Conclusion As shown in this article, the `try…except` syntax is a great way to handle errors and prevent your program from stopping during execution. You can even print that `Exception` to the terminal by assigning the error to a variable, and get the exact type of the `Exception` with the `type()` function. Happy coding\! * * Learn to code for free. freeCodeCamp's open source curriculum has helped more than 40,000 people get jobs as developers. [Get started](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn)
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