.. highlightlang:: c
.. _exceptionhandling:
******************
Exception Handling
******************
The functions described in this chapter will let you handle and raise Python
exceptions. It is important to understand some of the basics of Python
exception handling. It works somewhat like the Unix :c:data:`errno` variable:
there is a global indicator (per thread) of the last error that occurred. Most
functions don't clear this on success, but will set it to indicate the cause of
the error on failure. Most functions also return an error indicator, usually
*NULL* if they are supposed to return a pointer, or ``-1`` if they return an
integer (exception: the :c:func:`PyArg_\*` functions return ``1`` for success and
``0`` for failure).
When a function must fail because some function it called failed, it generally
doesn't set the error indicator; the function it called already set it. It is
responsible for either handling the error and clearing the exception or
returning after cleaning up any resources it holds (such as object references or
memory allocations); it should *not* continue normally if it is not prepared to
handle the error. If returning due to an error, it is important to indicate to
the caller that an error has been set. If the error is not handled or carefully
propagated, additional calls into the Python/C API may not behave as intended
and may fail in mysterious ways.
.. index::
single: exc_type (in module sys)
single: exc_value (in module sys)
single: exc_traceback (in module sys)
The error indicator consists of three Python objects corresponding to the
Python variables ``sys.exc_type``, ``sys.exc_value`` and ``sys.exc_traceback``.
API functions exist to interact with the error indicator in various ways. There
is a separate error indicator for each thread.
.. XXX Order of these should be more thoughtful.
Either alphabetical or some kind of structure.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_PrintEx(int set_sys_last_vars)
Print a standard traceback to ``sys.stderr`` and clear the error indicator.
Call this function only when the error indicator is set. (Otherwise it will
cause a fatal error!)
If *set_sys_last_vars* is nonzero, the variables :data:`sys.last_type`,
:data:`sys.last_value` and :data:`sys.last_traceback` will be set to the
type, value and traceback of the printed exception, respectively.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_Print()
Alias for ``PyErr_PrintEx(1)``.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_Occurred()
Test whether the error indicator is set. If set, return the exception *type*
(the first argument to the last call to one of the :c:func:`PyErr_Set\*`
functions or to :c:func:`PyErr_Restore`). If not set, return *NULL*. You do not
own a reference to the return value, so you do not need to :c:func:`Py_DECREF`
it.
.. note::
Do not compare the return value to a specific exception; use
:c:func:`PyErr_ExceptionMatches` instead, shown below. (The comparison could
easily fail since the exception may be an instance instead of a class, in the
case of a class exception, or it may be a subclass of the expected exception.)
.. c:function:: int PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyObject *exc)
Equivalent to ``PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyErr_Occurred(), exc)``. This
should only be called when an exception is actually set; a memory access
violation will occur if no exception has been raised.
.. c:function:: int PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyObject *given, PyObject *exc)
Return true if the *given* exception matches the exception in *exc*. If
*exc* is a class object, this also returns true when *given* is an instance
of a subclass. If *exc* is a tuple, all exceptions in the tuple (and
recursively in subtuples) are searched for a match.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_NormalizeException(PyObject**exc, PyObject**val, PyObject**tb)
Under certain circumstances, the values returned by :c:func:`PyErr_Fetch` below
can be "unnormalized", meaning that ``*exc`` is a class object but ``*val`` is
not an instance of the same class. This function can be used to instantiate
the class in that case. If the values are already normalized, nothing happens.
The delayed normalization is implemented to improve performance.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_Clear()
Clear the error indicator. If the error indicator is not set, there is no
effect.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_Fetch(PyObject **ptype, PyObject **pvalue, PyObject **ptraceback)
Retrieve the error indicator into three variables whose addresses are passed.
If the error indicator is not set, set all three variables to *NULL*. If it is
set, it will be cleared and you own a reference to each object retrieved. The
value and traceback object may be *NULL* even when the type object is not.
.. note::
This function is normally only used by code that needs to handle exceptions or
by code that needs to save and restore the error indicator temporarily.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_Restore(PyObject *type, PyObject *value, PyObject *traceback)
Set the error indicator from the three objects. If the error indicator is
already set, it is cleared first. If the objects are *NULL*, the error
indicator is cleared. Do not pass a *NULL* type and non-*NULL* value or
traceback. The exception type should be a class. Do not pass an invalid
exception type or value. (Violating these rules will cause subtle problems
later.) This call takes away a reference to each object: you must own a
reference to each object before the call and after the call you no longer own
these references. (If you don't understand this, don't use this function. I
warned you.)
.. note::
This function is normally only used by code that needs to save and restore the
error indicator temporarily; use :c:func:`PyErr_Fetch` to save the current
exception state.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetString(PyObject *type, const char *message)
This is the most common way to set the error indicator. The first argument
specifies the exception type; it is normally one of the standard exceptions,
e.g. :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeError`. You need not increment its reference count.
The second argument is an error message; it is converted to a string object.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetObject(PyObject *type, PyObject *value)
This function is similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetString` but lets you specify an
arbitrary Python object for the "value" of the exception.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_Format(PyObject *exception, const char *format, ...)
This function sets the error indicator and returns *NULL*. *exception*
should be a Python exception class. The *format* and subsequent
parameters help format the error message; they have the same meaning and
values as in :c:func:`PyString_FromFormat`.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetNone(PyObject *type)
This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetObject(type, Py_None)``.
.. c:function:: int PyErr_BadArgument()
This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, message)``, where
*message* indicates that a built-in operation was invoked with an illegal
argument. It is mostly for internal use.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NoMemory()
This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_MemoryError)``; it returns *NULL*
so an object allocation function can write ``return PyErr_NoMemory();`` when it
runs out of memory.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyObject *type)
.. index:: single: strerror()
This is a convenience function to raise an exception when a C library function
has returned an error and set the C variable :c:data:`errno`. It constructs a
tuple object whose first item is the integer :c:data:`errno` value and whose
second item is the corresponding error message (gotten from :c:func:`strerror`),
and then calls ``PyErr_SetObject(type, object)``. On Unix, when the
:c:data:`errno` value is :const:`EINTR`, indicating an interrupted system call,
this calls :c:func:`PyErr_CheckSignals`, and if that set the error indicator,
leaves it set to that. The function always returns *NULL*, so a wrapper
function around a system call can write ``return PyErr_SetFromErrno(type);``
when the system call returns an error.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilenameObject(PyObject *type, PyObject *filenameObject)
Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromErrno`, with the additional behavior that if
*filenameObject* is not *NULL*, it is passed to the constructor of *type* as
a third parameter. In the case of exceptions such as :exc:`IOError` and
:exc:`OSError`, this is used to define the :attr:`filename` attribute of the
exception instance.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilename(PyObject *type, const char *filename)
Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilenameObject`, but the filename
is given as a C string.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(int ierr)
This is a convenience function to raise :exc:`WindowsError`. If called with
*ierr* of :c:data:`0`, the error code returned by a call to :c:func:`GetLastError`
is used instead. It calls the Win32 function :c:func:`FormatMessage` to retrieve
the Windows description of error code given by *ierr* or :c:func:`GetLastError`,
then it constructs a tuple object whose first item is the *ierr* value and whose
second item is the corresponding error message (gotten from
:c:func:`FormatMessage`), and then calls ``PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_WindowsError,
object)``. This function always returns *NULL*. Availability: Windows.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErr(PyObject *type, int ierr)
Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with an additional parameter
specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilenameObject(int ierr, PyObject *filenameObject)
Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with the additional behavior that
if *filenameObject* is not *NULL*, it is passed to the constructor of
:exc:`WindowsError` as a third parameter. Availability: Windows.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename(int ierr, const char *filename)
Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilenameObject`, but the
filename is given as a C string. Availability: Windows.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErrWithFilenameObject(PyObject *type, int ierr, PyObject *filename)
Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilenameObject`, with an
additional parameter specifying the exception type to be raised.
Availability: Windows.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErrWithFilename(PyObject *type, int ierr, const char *filename)
Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename`, with an additional
parameter specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. c:function:: void PyErr_BadInternalCall()
This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, message)``,
where *message* indicates that an internal operation (e.g. a Python/C API
function) was invoked with an illegal argument. It is mostly for internal
use.
.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnEx(PyObject *category, char *message, int stacklevel)
Issue a warning message. The *category* argument is a warning category (see
below) or *NULL*; the *message* argument is a message string. *stacklevel* is a
positive number giving a number of stack frames; the warning will be issued from
the currently executing line of code in that stack frame. A *stacklevel* of 1
is the function calling :c:func:`PyErr_WarnEx`, 2 is the function above that,
and so forth.
This function normally prints a warning message to *sys.stderr*; however, it is
also possible that the user has specified that warnings are to be turned into
errors, and in that case this will raise an exception. It is also possible that
the function raises an exception because of a problem with the warning machinery
(the implementation imports the :mod:`warnings` module to do the heavy lifting).
The return value is ``0`` if no exception is raised, or ``-1`` if an exception
is raised. (It is not possible to determine whether a warning message is
actually printed, nor what the reason is for the exception; this is
intentional.) If an exception is raised, the caller should do its normal
exception handling (for example, :c:func:`Py_DECREF` owned references and return
an error value).
Warning categories must be subclasses of :c:data:`Warning`; the default warning
category is :c:data:`RuntimeWarning`. The standard Python warning categories are
available as global variables whose names are ``PyExc_`` followed by the Python
exception name. These have the type :c:type:`PyObject\*`; they are all class
objects. Their names are :c:data:`PyExc_Warning`, :c:data:`PyExc_UserWarning`,
:c:data:`PyExc_UnicodeWarning`, :c:data:`PyExc_DeprecationWarning`,
:c:data:`PyExc_SyntaxWarning`, :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeWarning`, and
:c:data:`PyExc_FutureWarning`. :c:data:`PyExc_Warning` is a subclass of
:c:data:`PyExc_Exception`; the other warning categories are subclasses of
:c:data:`PyExc_Warning`.
For information about warning control, see the documentation for the
:mod:`warnings` module and the :option:`-W` option in the command line
documentation. There is no C API for warning control.
.. c:function:: int PyErr_Warn(PyObject *category, char *message)
Issue a warning message. The *category* argument is a warning category (see
below) or *NULL*; the *message* argument is a message string. The warning will
appear to be issued from the function calling :c:func:`PyErr_Warn`, equivalent to
calling :c:func:`PyErr_WarnEx` with a *stacklevel* of 1.
Deprecated; use :c:func:`PyErr_WarnEx` instead.
.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnExplicit(PyObject *category, const char *message, const char *filename, int lineno, const char *module, PyObject *registry)
Issue a warning message with explicit control over all warning attributes. This
is a straightforward wrapper around the Python function
:func:`warnings.warn_explicit`, see there for more information. The *module*
and *registry* arguments may be set to *NULL* to get the default effect
described there.
.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnPy3k(char *message, int stacklevel)
Issue a :exc:`DeprecationWarning` with the given *message* and *stacklevel*
if the :c:data:`Py_Py3kWarningFlag` flag is enabled.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
.. c:function:: int PyErr_CheckSignals()
.. index::
module: signal
single: SIGINT
single: KeyboardInterrupt (built-in exception)
This function interacts with Python's signal handling. It checks whether a
signal has been sent to the processes and if so, invokes the corresponding
signal handler. If the :mod:`signal` module is supported, this can invoke a
signal handler written in Python. In all cases, the default effect for
:const:`SIGINT` is to raise the :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` exception. If an
exception is raised the error indicator is set and the function returns ``-1``;
otherwise the function returns ``0``. The error indicator may or may not be
cleared if it was previously set.
.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetInterrupt()
.. index::
single: SIGINT
single: KeyboardInterrupt (built-in exception)
This function simulates the effect of a :const:`SIGINT` signal arriving --- the
next time :c:func:`PyErr_CheckSignals` is called, :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` will
be raised. It may be called without holding the interpreter lock.
.. % XXX This was described as obsolete, but is used in
.. % thread.interrupt_main() (used from IDLE), so it's still needed.
.. c:function:: int PySignal_SetWakeupFd(int fd)
This utility function specifies a file descriptor to which a ``'\0'`` byte will
be written whenever a signal is received. It returns the previous such file
descriptor. The value ``-1`` disables the feature; this is the initial state.
This is equivalent to :func:`signal.set_wakeup_fd` in Python, but without any
error checking. *fd* should be a valid file descriptor. The function should
only be called from the main thread.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NewException(char *name, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
This utility function creates and returns a new exception class. The *name*
argument must be the name of the new exception, a C string of the form
``module.classname``. The *base* and *dict* arguments are normally *NULL*.
This creates a class object derived from :exc:`Exception` (accessible in C as
:c:data:`PyExc_Exception`).
The :attr:`__module__` attribute of the new class is set to the first part (up
to the last dot) of the *name* argument, and the class name is set to the last
part (after the last dot). The *base* argument can be used to specify alternate
base classes; it can either be only one class or a tuple of classes. The *dict*
argument can be used to specify a dictionary of class variables and methods.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc(char *name, char *doc, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
Same as :c:func:`PyErr_NewException`, except that the new exception class can
easily be given a docstring: If *doc* is non-*NULL*, it will be used as the
docstring for the exception class.
.. versionadded:: 2.7
.. c:function:: void PyErr_WriteUnraisable(PyObject *obj)
This utility function prints a warning message to ``sys.stderr`` when an
exception has been set but it is impossible for the interpreter to actually
raise the exception. It is used, for example, when an exception occurs in an
:meth:`__del__` method.
The function is called with a single argument *obj* that identifies the context
in which the unraisable exception occurred. If possible,
the repr of *obj* will be printed in the warning message.
.. _unicodeexceptions:
Unicode Exception Objects
=========================
The following functions are used to create and modify Unicode exceptions from C.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_Create(const char *encoding, const char *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
Create a :class:`UnicodeDecodeError` object with the attributes *encoding*,
*object*, *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_Create(const char *encoding, const Py_UNICODE *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
Create a :class:`UnicodeEncodeError` object with the attributes *encoding*,
*object*, *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_Create(const Py_UNICODE *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
Create a :class:`UnicodeTranslateError` object with the attributes *object*,
*length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetEncoding(PyObject *exc)
PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetEncoding(PyObject *exc)
Return the *encoding* attribute of the given exception object.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
Return the *object* attribute of the given exception object.
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
int PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
int PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
Get the *start* attribute of the given exception object and place it into
*\*start*. *start* must not be *NULL*. Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on
failure.
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
Set the *start* attribute of the given exception object to *start*. Return
``0`` on success, ``-1`` on failure.
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
int PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
int PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
Get the *end* attribute of the given exception object and place it into
*\*end*. *end* must not be *NULL*. Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on
failure.
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
Set the *end* attribute of the given exception object to *end*. Return ``0``
on success, ``-1`` on failure.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
Return the *reason* attribute of the given exception object.
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
Set the *reason* attribute of the given exception object to *reason*. Return
``0`` on success, ``-1`` on failure.
Recursion Control
=================
These two functions provide a way to perform safe recursive calls at the C
level, both in the core and in extension modules. They are needed if the
recursive code does not necessarily invoke Python code (which tracks its
recursion depth automatically).
.. c:function:: int Py_EnterRecursiveCall(const char *where)
Marks a point where a recursive C-level call is about to be performed.
If :const:`USE_STACKCHECK` is defined, this function checks if the OS
stack overflowed using :c:func:`PyOS_CheckStack`. In this is the case, it
sets a :exc:`MemoryError` and returns a nonzero value.
The function then checks if the recursion limit is reached. If this is the
case, a :exc:`RuntimeError` is set and a nonzero value is returned.
Otherwise, zero is returned.
*where* should be a string such as ``" in instance check"`` to be
concatenated to the :exc:`RuntimeError` message caused by the recursion depth
limit.
.. c:function:: void Py_LeaveRecursiveCall()
Ends a :c:func:`Py_EnterRecursiveCall`. Must be called once for each
*successful* invocation of :c:func:`Py_EnterRecursiveCall`.
.. _standardexceptions:
Standard Exceptions
===================
All standard Python exceptions are available as global variables whose names are
``PyExc_`` followed by the Python exception name. These have the type
:c:type:`PyObject\*`; they are all class objects. For completeness, here are all
the variables:
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| C Name | Python Name | Notes |
+=====================================+============================+==========+
| :c:data:`PyExc_BaseException` | :exc:`BaseException` | (1), (4) |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_Exception` | :exc:`Exception` | \(1) |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_StandardError` | :exc:`StandardError` | \(1) |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_ArithmeticError` | :exc:`ArithmeticError` | \(1) |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_LookupError` | :exc:`LookupError` | \(1) |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_AssertionError` | :exc:`AssertionError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_AttributeError` | :exc:`AttributeError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_EOFError` | :exc:`EOFError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_EnvironmentError` | :exc:`EnvironmentError` | \(1) |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_FloatingPointError` | :exc:`FloatingPointError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_IOError` | :exc:`IOError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_ImportError` | :exc:`ImportError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_IndexError` | :exc:`IndexError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_KeyError` | :exc:`KeyError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt` | :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_MemoryError` | :exc:`MemoryError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_NameError` | :exc:`NameError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_NotImplementedError` | :exc:`NotImplementedError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_OSError` | :exc:`OSError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_OverflowError` | :exc:`OverflowError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_ReferenceError` | :exc:`ReferenceError` | \(2) |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeError` | :exc:`RuntimeError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_SyntaxError` | :exc:`SyntaxError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_SystemError` | :exc:`SystemError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_SystemExit` | :exc:`SystemExit` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_TypeError` | :exc:`TypeError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_ValueError` | :exc:`ValueError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_WindowsError` | :exc:`WindowsError` | \(3) |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :c:data:`PyExc_ZeroDivisionError` | :exc:`ZeroDivisionError` | |
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
.. index::
single: PyExc_BaseException
single: PyExc_Exception
single: PyExc_StandardError
single: PyExc_ArithmeticError
single: PyExc_LookupError
single: PyExc_AssertionError
single: PyExc_AttributeError
single: PyExc_EOFError
single: PyExc_EnvironmentError
single: PyExc_FloatingPointError
single: PyExc_IOError
single: PyExc_ImportError
single: PyExc_IndexError
single: PyExc_KeyError
single: PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt
single: PyExc_MemoryError
single: PyExc_NameError
single: PyExc_NotImplementedError
single: PyExc_OSError
single: PyExc_OverflowError
single: PyExc_ReferenceError
single: PyExc_RuntimeError
single: PyExc_SyntaxError
single: PyExc_SystemError
single: PyExc_SystemExit
single: PyExc_TypeError
single: PyExc_ValueError
single: PyExc_WindowsError
single: PyExc_ZeroDivisionError
Notes:
(1)
This is a base class for other standard exceptions.
(2)
This is the same as :exc:`weakref.ReferenceError`.
(3)
Only defined on Windows; protect code that uses this by testing that the
preprocessor macro ``MS_WINDOWS`` is defined.
(4)
.. versionadded:: 2.5
String Exceptions
=================
.. versionchanged:: 2.6
All exceptions to be raised or caught must be derived from :exc:`BaseException`.
Trying to raise a string exception now raises :exc:`TypeError`.