9.8 Handling Exceptions

  • Various types of exceptions can occur when you work with files
  • FileNotFoundError
    • Attempt to open a non-existent file for reading with the 'r' or 'r+' modes
  • PermissionsError
    • Attempt an operation for which you do not have permission
    • Try to open a file that your account is not allowed to access
    • Create a file in a folder where your account does not have permission to write
  • ValueError
    • Attempt to write to a file that has already been closed

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