Skip to content
Launchpad

Lesson 05 · Python

Python Foundations: Errors, Modules & Files

Catch specific errors with try and except, raise clear failures of your own, import the standard library, and read text files safely with with.

40 minbeginnerProgramming Foundations with Python

Prerequisites: Python Foundations: Strings, Slicing & Comprehensions

Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
  • Catch specific exceptions with try and except
  • Order except clauses and avoid bare except
  • Use else and finally for success and cleanup paths
  • Raise ValueError with clear messages
  • Import modules and read text files safely with with