10 Files and Exceptions

Now that you’ve mastered the basic skills you need to write organized programs that are easy to use, it’s time to think about making your programs even more relevant and usable. In this chapter, you’ll learn to work with files so your programs can quickly analyze lots of data.

You’ll learn to handle errors so your programs don’t crash when they encounter unexpected situations. You’ll learn about exceptions, which are special objects Python creates to manage errors that arise while a program is running. You’ll also learn about the json module, which allows you to save user data so it isn’t lost when your program stops ...

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