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Validate try except ValueError handler for beginners — errors debugging

Learn how to validate user input and handle division errors safely using try/except with ValueError and ZeroDivisionError in Python.

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def divide_numbers(a, b):
    """Divide two numbers, catching division by zero and value errors."""
    try:
        result = a / b
    except ZeroDivisionError:
        print("Error: Cannot divide by zero!")
        return None
    except TypeError:
        print("Error: Both arguments must be numbers!")
        retu…
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