InterruptedError

Built-in ExceptionPython 2.0+Intermediate

Raised when a system call is interrupted by a signal

Quick Info

Documentation
Official Docs
Python Version
2.0+

Learn by Difficulty

Quick Example

python
# Triggering and catching InterruptedError
try:
    raise InterruptedError("interrupted")
except InterruptedError as e:
    print(f"Caught InterruptedError: {e}")
    print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")

InterruptedError is raised when raised when a system call is interrupted by a signal. Always catch specific exceptions rather than bare except clauses.

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exceptionerror-handlingcore