StopIteration — Easy Playground

Raised by next() to signal that an iterator is exhausted

Python Playground

# Triggering and catching StopIteration
try:
    it = iter([]); next(it)
except StopIteration as e:
    print(f"Caught StopIteration: {e}")
    print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")

Output

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StopIteration is raised when raised by next() to signal that an iterator is exhausted. 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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