UnicodeError — Easy Playground

Base class for Unicode encoding/decoding errors

Python Playground

# Triggering and catching UnicodeError
try:
    b"\xff".decode("ascii")
except UnicodeError as e:
    print(f"Caught UnicodeError: {e}")
    print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")

Output

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UnicodeError is raised when base class for unicode encoding/decoding errors. 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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