SyntaxError — Easy Playground

Raised when the parser encounters invalid Python syntax

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# Triggering and catching SyntaxError
try:
    exec("if True print('hi')")
except SyntaxError as e:
    print(f"Caught SyntaxError: {e}")
    print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")

Output

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SyntaxError is raised when raised when the parser encounters invalid python syntax. 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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