Newbie: use of built-in exceptions

[Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick]

On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Rui Maciel <rui.maciel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Are there any guidelines on the use (and abuse) of Python's built-in exceptions, telling where
> it's ok to raise them and where it's preferable to define custom exceptions instead?

There are no rules.  You should use common sense instead: if the
exception fits your needs (eg. ValueError when incorrect output
occurs) then use it.

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