Thareja: Python Programming

Answers for Debugging Exercises: Chapter 12

Find the Output

1. >>> raise NameError('var')

Ans. NameError: var

2.

try:

raise TypeError('int Expected')

except TypeError:

raise

Ans. TypeError: int Expected

3.

try:

file = open("File.txt", "r")

file.write("Hello World")

except IOError:

print("Error writing to file.......")

else:

print("Write Operation Successful...........")

Ans.

Error writing to file.......

4.

try:

file = open("File", "r")

try:

file.write("This is my test file for exception handling!!")

finally:

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print("Closing the file.....")

file.close()

except IOError:

print("Error: file not found .......")

Ans. Error: file not found .......

5.

def convert(var):

try:

return int(var)

except ValueError as e:

print(e.args)

convert("xyz")

Ans. ("invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'xyz'",)

6.

List = ['a', 0, 2]

for i in List:

try:

print(i),

r = 1/int(i)

break

except:

print("Error ....")

Ans.

a Error ....

0 Error ....

7. >>> raise MemoryError("Problem dealing with memory....")

Ans. MemoryError: Problem dealing with memory....

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8. while 1:

try:

n = int(input("Enter an integer: "))

break

except ValueError:

print("Enter again ...")

else:

print("Congratulations... number accepted....")

Ans.

Enter an integer: a

Enter again ...

Enter an integer: 10

9. try:

file = open('Integers.txt')

num = int(file.readline())

except (IOError, ValueError):

print("I/O error or a ValueError occurred")

except:

print("An unexpected error occurred")

raise

Ans. I/O error or a ValueError occurred

10.

def func(i):

List = [1,2,3]

try:

assert i >= 1

return l[i]

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except TypeError,e:

print("Dealing with TypeError")

except IndexError, e:

print("Dealing with IndexError")

except:

print("Any other error...")

finally:

print("Terminating the program .....")

func(-1)

Ans.

Any other error...

Terminating the program .....

11.

error = Exception("Raising my error...")

raise error

Ans. Exception: Raising my error...

12.

def listen(name):

raise Exception(name + " you have generated an error...")

listen("Henry")

Ans. Exception: Henry you have generated an error...

13.

try:

var = 10

print(var)

raise NameError("Hello")

except NameError as e:

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print("Error occurred......")

print(e)

Ans.

10

Error occurred......

Hello

14.

class Error(Exception):

def __init__(self, num):

self.num = num

def __str__(self):

return repr(self.num)

try:

raise Error(420)

except Error as e:

print("Received error:", e.num)

Ans. Received error: 420

15.
str="123"

raise NameError("String please…!")

Ans. NameError: String please…!

Find the Error

1.

try:

file = open('File1.txt')

str = f.readline()

print(str)

except ValueError:

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print("Error occurred ...... Program Terminating...")

else:

print("Program Terminating Successfully.....")

Ans. NameError: name 'f' is not defined

2. try:

raise KeyboardInterrupt

finally:

print('Good Morning')

Ans. KeyboardInterrupt

3. def divide(x, y):

try:

result = x / y

except ZeroDivisionError:

print("Division by zero!")

else:

print("result is", result)

finally:

print("executing finally clause")

divide('x', 1)

Ans. TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'str' and 'int'

4. def KelvinToFahrenheit(Temp):

assert (Temp >= 0),"Freezing"

return ((Temp -273)*1.8)+32

print(KelvinToFahrenheit(-5))

Ans. AssertionError: Freezing

5. try:

file = open("File.txt", "r")

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file.write("Hello World")

finally:

print("Error writing to file.......")

Ans. IOError: File not open for writing

6. try:

x = float(input("Enter the number: "))

inverse = 1.0 / x

finally:

print("Thank you ....")

print("The inverse: ", inverse)

Ans.

Enter the number: 0

Thank you ....

ZeroDivisionError: float division by zero

7. try:

x = float(input("Enter the number: "))

inverse = 1.0 / x

except ValueError:

print("Number means an int or a float")

except ZeroDivisionError:

print("Infinity.......")

finally:

print("Thank you ....")

print("The inverse: ", inverse)

Ans.

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Enter the number: 0

Infinity.......

Thank you ....

The inverse:

NameError: name 'inverse' is not defined

8. >>> print(var)

Ans. NameError: name 'var' is not defined

9. >>> 10 + 'a'

Ans. TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str'

10. Dict = {"One":1, "Two":2}

print(Dict["Three"])

Ans. KeyError: 'Three'

11. List = [1,2,3,4,5]

print(List[5])

Ans. IndexError: list index out of range

12. List = [1,2,3,4,5]

print(List.join(100))

Ans. AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'join'

13. List = [1,2,3,4,5]

print(List['one'])

Ans. TypeError: list indices must be integers, not str

14. Tup = ('abc', 'def', 'xyz', 'jkl')

Tup[2] = 'ghi'

Ans. TypeError: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment

15.

def func1(i):

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return i / 0

def func2():

raise Exception("Raising Exception ......")

def func3():

try:

func1(5)

except Exception as e:

print(e)

raise

try:

func2()

except Exception as e:

print(e)

func3()

Ans. ZeroDivisionError: integer division or modulo by zero

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