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How to Handle ValueError and Multiple Exceptions in Python

This code demonstrates try/except blocks for beginners, handling ZeroDivisionError, TypeError, and ValueError with two practical functions: dividing numbers and parsing strings to floats.

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def divide_numbers(a, b):
    """Divide two numbers with error handling for beginners."""
    try:
        result = a / b
        print(f"{a} / {b} = {result}")
        return result
    except ZeroDivisionError:
        print(f"Error: Cannot divide {a} by zero!")
    except TypeError:
        print(f"Error: Both argu…

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How to Use try except ValueError in Python to Parse Numbers

Convert strings to integers safely with try/except ValueError and TypeError, returning a value-or-error tuple.

try-except valueerror error-handling

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def parse_number(text):
    """Safely convert a string to an integer, handling errors gracefully."""
    try:
        value = int(text)
        return value, None
    except ValueError as error:
        return None, f"Conversion failed: {error}"
    except TypeError as error:
        return None, f"Wrong type provided…

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How to Validate Input and Raise TypeError in Python

Define a function that checks its argument type and raises a TypeError early with a clear message when given a non-number.

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def validate_number(value):
    if not isinstance(value, (int, float)):
        raise TypeError(f"Expected a number, got {type(value).__name__}")
    return value * 2

if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        print(validate_number(5))
        print(validate_number("hello"))
    except TypeError as e:
        print(…

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