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Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition
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Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition

by Eric Matthes
May 2019
Beginner
544 pages
13h 12m
English
No Starch Press
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10FILES AND EXCEPTIONS

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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 running. ...

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ISBN: 9781492071266