Exercise (Chapter- Excception handling)
Question 1
"Every syntax error is an exception but every exception cannot be a syntax error." Justify the
statement.
Answer:
A syntax error is a specific type of exception that is detected when we have not followed the
rules of the particular programming language while writing a program. On the other hand, an
exception is a Python object that represents any type of error or exceptional condition
encountered during program execution. This includes not only syntax errors but also runtime
errors and logical errors. Therefore, every syntax error is an exception but every exception
cannot be a syntax error.
Question 2
When are the following built-in exceptions raised? Give examples to support your answers.
ImportError
IOError
NameError
ZeroDivisionError
Answer
1. ImportError — It is raised when the requested module definition is not found.
Example :
import module
Output
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'module'
2. IOError — It is raised when the file specified in a program statement cannot be opened.
Example :
file = open("file1.txt", "r")
Output
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'file1.txt'
3. NameError — It is raised when a local or global variable name is not defined.
Example :
print(var+40)
Output
NameError: name 'var' is not defined.
4. ZeroDivisionError — It is raised when the denominator in a division operation is zero.
Example :
print(50/0)
Output
ZeroDivisionError: division by zero
Question 3
What is the use of a raise statement? Write a code to accept two numbers and display the
quotient. Appropriate exception should be raised if the user enters the second number
(denominator) as zero (0).
Answer
The raise statement is used to throw an exception during the execution of a program.
numerator = float(input("Enter the numerator: "))
denominator = float(input("Enter the denominator: "))
if denominator == 0:
raise ZeroDivisionError("Error: Denominator cannot be zero.")
else:
quotient = numerator / denominator
print("Quotient:", quotient)
Output
Enter the numerator: 25
Enter the denominator: 5
Quotient: 5.0
Enter the numerator: 2
Enter the denominator: 0
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\PythonPlayground\q3.py", line 4, in <module>
raise ZeroDivisionError("Error: Denominator cannot be zero.")
ZeroDivisionError: Error: Denominator cannot be zero.
Question 4
Use assert statement in Question No. 3 to test the division expression in the program.
Answer
numerator = float(input("Enter the numerator: "))
denominator = float(input("Enter the denominator: "))
assert denominator != 0, "Error: Denominator cannot be zero."
quotient = numerator / denominator
print("Quotient:", quotient)
Output
Enter the numerator: 12
Enter the denominator: 3
Quotient: 4.0
Enter the numerator: 5
Enter the denominator: 0
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\PythonPlayground\q3.py", line 3, in <module>
assert denominator != 0, "Error: Denominator cannot be zero."
AssertionError: Error: Denominator cannot be zero.
Question 5
Define the following:
Exception Handling
Throwing an exception
Catching an exception
Answer
Exception Handling — The process of writing additional code in a program to give proper
messages or instructions to the user upon encountering an exception is known as exception
handling.
Throwing an exception — Throwing an exception refers to the process of creating an exception
object and passing it to the runtime system or the appropriate exception handler.
Catching an exception — Catching an exception refers to the process of executing a suitable
handler or block of code specifically designed to handle that particular exception when it
occurs during program execution.
Question 6
Explain catching exceptions using try and except block.
Answer
An exception is said to be caught when a code that is designed to handle a particular exception
is executed. Exceptions, if any, are caught in the try block and handled in the except block.
While writing or debugging a program, a user might doubt an exception to occur in a particular
part of the code. Such suspicious lines of codes are put inside a try block. Every try block is
followed by an except block. The appropriate code to handle each of the possible exceptions
(in the code inside the try block) are written inside the except clause. While executing the
program, if an exception is encountered, further execution of the code inside the try block is
stopped and the control is transferred to the except block. The syntax of try … except clause is
as follows:
try:
[ program statements where exceptions might occur]
except [exception-name]:
[ code for exception handling if the exception-name error is encountered]
Question 7
Consider the code given below and fill in the blanks.
print("Learning Exceptions...")
try:
num1 = int(input("Enter the first number"))
num2 = int(input("Enter the second number"))
quotient = (num1/num2)
print("Both the numbers entered were correct")
except ...............: # to enter only integers
print("Please enter only numbers")
except ...............: # Denominator should not be zero
print("Number 2 should not be zero")
else:
print("Great .. you are a good programmer")
...............: # to be executed at the end
print("JOB OVER... GO GET SOME REST")
Answer
print("Learning Exceptions...")
try:
num1 = int(input("Enter the first number"))
num2 = int(input("Enter the second number"))
quotient = (num1 / num2)
print("Both numbers entered were correct")
except ValueError: # 1 : to enter only integers
print("Please enter only numbers")
except ZeroDivisionError: # 2 : Denominator should not be zero
print("Number 2 should not be zero")
else:
print("Great.. you are a good programmer")
finally: # 3 : to be executed at the end
print("JOB OVER... GO GET SOME REST")
Explanation
When using int(input("Enter the first number")) or int(input("Enter the second number")), the
user is expected to input an integer. If the user enters a non-integer value (like a string or a
floating-point number), a ValueError will be raised during the conversion to an integer. The
except ValueError: block is used to handle this situation by displaying a message asking the
user to enter only numbers.
In the line quotient = (num1 / num2), if num2 is entered as zero, it will lead to a
ZeroDivisionError during the division operation (num1 / num2). The except ZeroDivisionError:
block is used to handle this scenario by displaying a message informing the user that the
second number should not be zero.
The finally: block is used to define code that should be executed regardless of whether an
exception occurs or not.
Question 8
You have learnt how to use math module in Class XI. Write a code where you use the wrong
number of arguments for a method (say sqrt() or pow()). Use the exception handling process to
catch the ValueError exception.
Answer
Note — The TypeError occurs when an incorrect number of arguments is provided for a
function, while the ValueError occurs when the number of arguments are correct but they
contain inappropriate values. Hence, in the following code TypeError is raised due to providing
an incorrect number of arguments to the math.sqrt() and math.pow() function and it is handled
using except.
import math
try:
result = math.pow(2, 3, 4, 5) # pow() expects 2 arguments,
# but 4 are provided
except TypeError:
print("TypeError occurred with math.pow()")
else:
print("Result:", result)
try:
result = math.sqrt(9, 2) # sqrt() expects 1 argument,
# but 2 are provided
except TypeError:
print("TypeError occurred with math.sqrt()")
else:
print("Result:", result)
Output
TypeError occurred with math.pow()
TypeError occurred with math.sqrt()
Question 9
What is the use of finally clause ? Use finally clause in the problem given in Question No. 7.
Answer
The statements inside the finally block are always executed, regardless of whether an
exception has occurred in the try block or not. It is a common practice to use the finally clause
while working with files to ensure that the file object is closed.
print("Learning Exceptions...")
try:
num1 = int(input("Enter the first number: "))
num2 = int(input("Enter the second number: "))
quotient = (num1 / num2)
print(quotient)
print("Both numbers entered were correct")
except ValueError:
print("Please enter only numbers")
except ZeroDivisionError:
print("Number 2 should not be zero")
else:
print("Great.. you are a good programmer")
finally:
print("JOB OVER... GO GET SOME REST")
Output
Learning Exceptions...
Enter the first number: 12
Enter the second number: 4
3.0
Both numbers entered were correct
Great.. you are a good programmer
JOB OVER... GO GET SOME REST
Learning Exceptions...
Enter the first number: var
Please enter only numbers
JOB OVER... GO GET SOME REST
Learning Exceptions...
Enter the first number: 33
Enter the second number: 0
Number 2 should not be zero
JOB OVER... GO GET SOME REST
