how to use except statement in python
>>> def divide(x, y): ... try: ... result = x / y ... except ZeroDivisionError: ... print("division by zero!") ... else: ... print("result is", result) ... finally: ... print("executing finally clause") ... >>> divide(2, 1) result is 2.0 executing finally clause >>> divide(2, 0) division by zero! executing finally clause >>> divide("2", "1") executing finally clause Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "<stdin>", line 3, in divide TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'str' and 'str'