How do you find what exceptions a class can throw?

[Julio Di Egidio]

On Sunday, 20 December 2020 at 19:54:08 UTC+1, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> > > So what you are looking for is the form of a potential 
> > > "timeout exception" (say, exception name) ? 
> > > 
> > > Provoke one and have a look. 
> > > 
> > > Then catch what you saw. 
> > 
> > <https://docs.python.org/3.8/library/socket.html#socket.timeout> 
> > 
> > Programmers don't guess...
> 
> I did not suggest guessing. 

Yes, you did.  :)

> I suggested gathering scientific evidence by 
> running a controlled experiment.

Programming is not a science: in fact, computer science is a mathematics, and engineering is engineering.

Rather (speaking generally), the "trial and error" together with "not reading the docs" is a typical beginner's mistake.

> Or should I say "Programmers don't trust..." ? 

Trust me: it takes 100x getting anything done plus keep up with your prayers, and it takes 100^100x learning anything solid, as in just forget about it.  Indeed, consider that we are rather going to the formal verification of programs, software, and even hardware...

Julio