Create a flash card for every exception in Python with an explanation of each.

Question 1

What is the base class for all exceptions in Python?

Answer 1

BaseException

Question 2

True or False: The Exception class is a subclass of BaseException.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What exception is raised when an invalid operation is performed on a data type?

Answer 3

TypeError

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when an index is not found in a list.

Answer 4

IndexError

Question 5

What exception is raised when a variable is referenced before it has been assigned?

Answer 5

UnboundLocalError

Question 6

What type of error does a ValueError represent?

Answer 6

It represents an operation or function receiving an argument that has the right type but an inappropriate value.

Question 7

What exception is raised when trying to access a key that does not exist in a dictionary?

Answer 7

KeyError

Question 8

True or False: A ZeroDivisionError occurs when dividing by zero.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What exception is thrown for operations that exceed the limits of a data type?

Answer 9

OverflowError

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is used to indicate that a function is not implemented.

Answer 10

NotImplementedError

Question 11

What exception is raised when a file operation fails?

Answer 11

IOError

Question 12

What exception is raised when an import statement fails to find the module?

Answer 12

ImportError

Question 13

True or False: The AssertionError is raised when an assert statement fails.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What exception occurs when an attempt is made to access an attribute that does not exist?

Answer 14

AttributeError

Question 15

What exception is raised when a floating point operation results in a value that cannot be represented?

Answer 15

FloatingPointError

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when an operation is attempted on a closed socket.

Answer 16

socket.error

Question 17

What exception is raised when a function receives an invalid argument?

Answer 17

TypeError

Question 18

What exception is raised when an operation on a string is attempted that is not allowed?

Answer 18

ValueError

Question 19

True or False: The NameError is raised when a local or global name is not found.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What exception is raised when a method is called on an object of an inappropriate type?

Answer 20

AttributeError

Question 21

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when a numerical calculation exceeds the maximum limit for a numeric type.

Answer 21

OverflowError

Question 22

What exception is raised for an invalid operation in a generator?

Answer 22

StopIteration

Question 23

What exception is raised when there is an issue with the underlying operating system?

Answer 23

OSError

Question 24

True or False: The RuntimeError is raised when an error is detected that doesn’t fall under any other category.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is the exception raised when a reference to a non-existent object is made?

Answer 25

ReferenceError

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when there is a problem with the Python interpreter.

Answer 26

SystemError

Question 27

What exception is raised when trying to modify a tuple?

Answer 27

TypeError

Question 28

What exception indicates that a string operation failed?

Answer 28

UnicodeError

Question 29

True or False: The MemoryError is raised when an operation runs out of memory.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

What exception is raised when an operation is performed on a data structure that has been modified?

Answer 30

RuntimeError

Question 31

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when a function is not defined in the scope.

Answer 31

NameError

Question 32

What exception is thrown when a user-defined exception is raised?

Answer 32

Exception

Question 33

What exception is raised when an operation cannot be performed due to lack of resources?

Answer 33

ResourceWarning

Question 34

True or False: The EOFError is raised when the end of a file is reached unexpectedly.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

What exception is raised when a loop is executed too many times?

Answer 35

RecursionError

Question 36

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when an assertion fails.

Answer 36

AssertionError

Question 37

What exception indicates that a function's return was not handled correctly?

Answer 37

ValueError

Question 38

True or False: The IndentationError is raised for incorrect indentation.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

What exception is raised when a method is called with incorrect arguments?

Answer 39

TypeError

Question 40

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when a method is called on an object that is not iterable.

Answer 40

TypeError

Question 41

What exception is raised when an operation is attempted on a closed file?

Answer 41

ValueError

Question 42

What exception is raised when an invalid value is encountered in a method?

Answer 42

ValueError

Question 43

True or False: The KeyError is raised when attempting to access a non-existent key in a dictionary.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

What exception is raised when an operation is attempted on an unsupported data type?

Answer 44

TypeError

Question 45

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when a function is called with too few arguments.

Answer 45

TypeError

Question 46

What exception is raised when a network operation fails?

Answer 46

OSError

Question 47

What exception is raised when a function is called on an object that has been deleted?

Answer 47

ReferenceError

Question 48

True or False: The SyntaxError is raised for incorrect syntax in Python code.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

What exception is raised when a required resource is not available?

Answer 49

ResourceWarning

Question 50

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when a method is called that cannot be executed.

Answer 50

NotImplementedError

Question 51

What exception is raised when an invalid operation is attempted on a file?

Answer 51

IOError

Question 52

What exception occurs when a division by zero is attempted?

Answer 52

ZeroDivisionError

Question 53

True or False: The TypeError is raised when an operation is performed on incompatible types.

Answer 53

True

Question 54

What exception is raised when there are too many levels of recursion?

Answer 54

RecursionError

Question 55

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when a requested operation cannot be performed.

Answer 55

RuntimeError

Question 56

What exception is raised when a list index is out of range?

Answer 56

IndexError

Question 57

What exception is raised when an invalid key is accessed in a dictionary?

Answer 57

KeyError

Question 58

True or False: The IndentationError is a subclass of SyntaxError.

Answer 58

True

Question 59

What exception is raised when a string operation fails due to encoding/decoding issues?

Answer 59

UnicodeError

Question 60

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when an invalid argument is passed to a built-in function.

Answer 60

ValueError

Question 61

What exception is raised when an attempt is made to access a non-existent attribute of an object?

Answer 61

AttributeError

Question 62

True or False: The ImportError is raised when a module cannot be found or imported.

Answer 62

True

Question 63

What exception is raised when a variable is referenced before assignment?

Answer 63

UnboundLocalError

Question 64

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when an operation is attempted on an object that is not callable.

Answer 64

TypeError

Question 65

What exception is raised when a file operation fails due to an I/O error?

Answer 65

IOError

Question 66

What exception is raised when an invalid operation is performed on a string?

Answer 66

ValueError

Question 67

True or False: The MemoryError is raised when there is insufficient memory to continue.

Answer 67

True

Question 68

What exception is raised when an operation cannot be completed due to lack of memory?

Answer 68

MemoryError

Question 69

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when an invalid index is accessed in a sequence.

Answer 69

IndexError

Question 70

What exception is raised when the length of a list exceeds its maximum size?

Answer 70

OverflowError

Question 71

What exception is raised when an operation is performed on a closed file?

Answer 71

ValueError

Question 72

True or False: The RuntimeError is raised for errors that do not fall into any specific category.

Answer 72

True

Question 73

What exception is raised when a user-defined exception is thrown?

Answer 73

Exception

Question 74

Fill in the blank: The _______ exception is raised when there is a failure in the interpreter.

Answer 74

SystemError

Question 75

What exception is raised when a method is called on an object that cannot be modified?

Answer 75

TypeError