Raising Exceptions
Discover how to raise and control exceptions in your code.
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Introduction to Raising Exceptions
In Python, you can raise exceptions intentionally using the raise keyword. This is useful for validating input, enforcing constraints, or stopping the program when something unexpected occurs.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to raise exceptions effectively and handle them appropriately.
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What Does Raising an Exception Mean?
Raising an exception means interrupting the normal flow of the program to indicate that an error has occurred. This is done using the raise keyword.
# Raising a basic exception
raise Exception("An error occurred.")