KeyboardInterrupt
Built-in ExceptionPython 2.0+Beginner
Raised when the user presses Ctrl+C
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
Learn by Difficulty
Quick Example
python
# Triggering and catching KeyboardInterrupt try: raise KeyboardInterrupt("simulated interrupt") except KeyboardInterrupt as e: print(f"Caught KeyboardInterrupt: {e}") print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")
KeyboardInterrupt is raised when raised when the user presses ctrl+c. Always catch specific exceptions rather than bare except clauses.
Try in PlaygroundTags
exceptionerror-handlingcore