UserWarning — Easy Playground

Default category for warnings issued by the user

Python Playground

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

Output

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UserWarning is raised when default category for warnings issued by the user. 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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