BaseException
and are defined in module exceptions
BaseException
subclassesSystemExit
terminates program execution (or terminates an interactive session) and when uncaught does not produce a traceback like other exception types KeyboardInterrupt
exceptions occur when the user types the interrupt command—Ctrl + C) (or control + C) on most systemsGeneratorExit
exceptions occur when a generator closes—normally when a generator finishes producing values or when its close
method is called explicitlyException
is the base class for most common exceptions you’ll encounter. except
handler can catch exceptions of a particular type or can use a base-class type to catch those base-class exceptions and all related subclass exceptionsException
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