how do I catch multiple error types

Question

I want to print an attribute from an object that may not exist yet or may be initialized to None.

I'm wrapping it in a try/except. However, the two exceptions I want to catch are NameError when trying to access a variable that doesn't exist, or an AttributeError when trying to access an attribute of an object that doesn't exist.

Question

How do I catch both exceptions at once?

What I've done

try:
    print myobject.a
except NameError:
    pass
except AttributeError:
    pass

@PadraicCunningham So simple. Sometimes the simplest of things seem so difficult for me to find or figure out. — piRSquared, Sep 05 '16 at 23:29
You can also use `except (AttributeError, NameError) as e:` if you want to do something with the exception. — Padraic Cunningham, Sep 05 '16 at 23:30

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 05 '16 at 23:27

7

Just use parentheses:

try:
    print myobject.a
except (NameError, AttributeError):
    pass

answered Sep 05 '16 at 23:27

Christian Dean

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how do I catch multiple error types

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