NotADirectoryError
Built-in ExceptionPython 2.0+Intermediate
Raised when a directory operation is attempted on a non-directory
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
Learn by Difficulty
Quick Example
python
# Triggering and catching NotADirectoryError try: raise NotADirectoryError("not a directory") except NotADirectoryError as e: print(f"Caught NotADirectoryError: {e}") print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")
NotADirectoryError is raised when raised when a directory operation is attempted on a non-directory. Always catch specific exceptions rather than bare except clauses.
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