Error Trapping In Python

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <7m0pgt$cij$1 at eskinews.eskimo.com>,
Jonathon <jblake at eskimo.com> wrote:
>
>	The script I am writing expects the user to input an
>	integer.   Being on the safe side, it reads the raw
>	data as a string.   However, to convert that string
>	to an integer, is perplexing me.
>
>	string.atoi.(read_data) will give a value error if
>	read_data contains something other than a number.

try:
	string.atoi.(read_data)
except:     # or except ValueError:
	do_something_or_other()
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