IsADirectoryError — Easy Playground

Raised when a file operation is attempted on a directory

Python Playground

# Triggering and catching IsADirectoryError
try:
    raise IsADirectoryError("is a directory")
except IsADirectoryError as e:
    print(f"Caught IsADirectoryError: {e}")
    print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")

Output

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IsADirectoryError is raised when raised when a file operation is attempted on a directory. Always catch specific exceptions rather than bare except clauses.

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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