SyntaxWarning — Easy Playground

Warning about suspicious syntax

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# Triggering and catching SyntaxWarning
try:
    import warnings; warnings.warn("syntax issue", SyntaxWarning)
except SyntaxWarning as e:
    print(f"Caught SyntaxWarning: {e}")
    print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")

Output

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SyntaxWarning is raised when warning about suspicious 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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