Quick Check: Python Exceptions and Error Handling

Review

1. Which statement best describes an exception?

   An exception is a runtime event that interrupts normal execution and can be handled by an appropriate handler.
2. Why is catching a specific exception usually preferable to catching Exception?

   Specific handlers document and handle expected failures while allowing unrelated exceptions to propagate.
3. When does the else block of a try statement run?

   The else clause runs when the try suite finishes without an exception.
4. What is finally primarily for?

   finally is intended for cleanup that should run regardless of whether an exception occurred.
5. What does raise do?

   raise deliberately raises an exception instance or exception class.