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except

The try statement handles exceptions and runs cleanup code for a group of statements. It can use except, else, and finally clauses.

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Syntax

try:
    suite
except expression [as identifier]:
    suite
else:
    suite
finally:
    suite

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Source: 8. Compound statements — Python 3.15.2 documentation. Checked 2026-11-03.