KwickClips Python · 41 sec · free
What does raise do?
Short answer. It creates an exception on purpose.
What does ValueError mean?
A bad value.
Built-in types
| ValueError: bad value |
| TypeError: wrong type |
| ZeroDivisionError: divide by 0 |
Can you make Python reject age minus five? Raise creates an exception on purpose. Age is below zero, so we raise value error. Except catches it. Value error, bad value. Type error, wrong type. Zero division, divide by zero.
This clip is from the full lesson: Exception Handling: try, except, else and finally — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), Programming All levels Python, Programming All levels Python, Programming All levels Python
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