PCAP Exception Handling 2

Question 1

Which exception is raised when dividing by zero in Python?

Accepted Answer

ZeroDivisionError

Answer

`ZeroDivisionError` is raised when attempting to divide a number by zero.

Question 2

Which exception is raised when accessing an index that does not exist in a list?

Accepted Answer

IndexError

Answer

`IndexError` is raised when a sequence subscript is out of range.

Question 3

Which exception is raised when a dictionary key is not found?

Accepted Answer

KeyError

Answer

`KeyError` is raised when a mapping key is not found in the dictionary.

Question 4

How do you create a custom exception class in Python?

Accepted Answer

Inherit from Exception

Answer

Custom exceptions are created by subclassing `Exception` or one of its subclasses.

Question 5

What does `except (TypeError, ValueError):` do?

Accepted Answer

Catches either TypeError or ValueError

Answer

A tuple of exception types in an except clause catches any of those exception types.

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