From: Jon Speicher <jon.speicher@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:52:44 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Add description and examples for Exceptions
X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2cf2cd9cd4b55d9659ede09280c679e1d224c6b0;p=swc-testing-nose.git

Add description and examples for Exceptions
---

diff --git a/python/sw_engineering/SoftwareEngineering.ipynb b/python/sw_engineering/SoftwareEngineering.ipynb
index bdfd763..de26100 100644
--- a/python/sw_engineering/SoftwareEngineering.ipynb
+++ b/python/sw_engineering/SoftwareEngineering.ipynb
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
       "* Refactoring\n",
       "* Testing\n",
       "* Nose\n",
-      "* Test-driven development"
+      "* Test-driven development\n",
+      "* Exceptions"
      ]
     },
     {
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
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      "metadata": {},
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@@ -136,13 +137,13 @@
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@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@
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@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@
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@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@
      "outputs": [
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        "output_type": "pyout",
-       "prompt_number": 6,
+       "prompt_number": 9,
        "text": [
         "(['2011-04-22', '2011-04-23', '2011-04-23', '2011-04-23', '2011-04-23'],\n",
         " ['21:06', '14:12', '10:24', '20:08', '18:46'],\n",
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@
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@@ -364,13 +365,13 @@
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@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@
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+        "    </div>\n",
+        "    \n",
+        "    <div class=\"nosefailure\">\n",
+        "        <div class=\"nosefailbanner\">\n",
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+        "            [<a class=\"nosefailtoggle\" href=\"#\">toggle traceback</a>]\n",
+        "        </div>\n",
+        "        <pre class=\"nosetraceback\">Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 60, in newfunc\n",
+        "    func(*arg, **kw)\n",
+        "  File \"&lt;<a href=\"#ipython-input-2-bc417f346267\">ipython-input-2-bc417f346267</a><script>\n",
+        "            $(\"div.prompt.input_prompt:contains([2])\")\n",
+        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-2-bc417f346267\");\n",
+        "            </script>&gt;\", line 5, in test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "    mean([])\n",
+        "NameError: global name 'mean' is not defined\n",
+        "</pre>\n",
         "    </div>\n",
         "    \n",
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@@ -782,9 +810,9 @@
         "    testMethod()\n",
         "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
         "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
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-        "            $(\"div.prompt.input_prompt:contains([13])\")\n",
-        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-13-2d797333ff4c\");\n",
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+        "            $(\"div.prompt.input_prompt:contains([15])\")\n",
+        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-15-2d797333ff4c\");\n",
         "            </script>&gt;\", line 5, in test_add_two_plus_two_equals_four\n",
         "    assert 4 == add_two_plus_two(), \"2 + 2 didn't equal 4\"\n",
         "AssertionError: 2 + 2 didn't equal 4\n",
@@ -793,9 +821,23 @@
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        ],
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-       "prompt_number": 15,
+       "prompt_number": 18,
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-        "1/2 tests passed; 1 failed\n",
+        "1/3 tests passed; 2 failed\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 60, in newfunc\n",
+        "    func(*arg, **kw)\n",
+        "  File \"<ipython-input-2-bc417f346267>\", line 5, in test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "    mean([])\n",
+        "NameError: global name 'mean' is not defined\n",
+        "\n",
         "========\n",
         "__main__.test_add_two_plus_two_equals_four\n",
         "========\n",
@@ -804,14 +846,14 @@
         "    testMethod()\n",
         "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
         "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
-        "  File \"<ipython-input-13-2d797333ff4c>\", line 5, in test_add_two_plus_two_equals_four\n",
+        "  File \"<ipython-input-15-2d797333ff4c>\", line 5, in test_add_two_plus_two_equals_four\n",
         "    assert 4 == add_two_plus_two(), \"2 + 2 didn't equal 4\"\n",
         "AssertionError: 2 + 2 didn't equal 4\n",
         "\n"
        ]
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-        "      <div class=\"nosebar fail leftmost\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n",
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         "      </div>\n",
-        "      2/2 tests passed\n",
+        "      2/3 tests passed; 1 failed\n",
+        "    </div>\n",
+        "    \n",
+        "    <div class=\"nosefailure\">\n",
+        "        <div class=\"nosefailbanner\">\n",
+        "          failed: <span class=\"nosefailedfunc\">__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error</span>\n",
+        "            [<a class=\"nosefailtoggle\" href=\"#\">toggle traceback</a>]\n",
+        "        </div>\n",
+        "        <pre class=\"nosetraceback\">Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 60, in newfunc\n",
+        "    func(*arg, **kw)\n",
+        "  File \"&lt;<a href=\"#ipython-input-2-bc417f346267\">ipython-input-2-bc417f346267</a><script>\n",
+        "            $(\"div.prompt.input_prompt:contains([2])\")\n",
+        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-2-bc417f346267\");\n",
+        "            </script>&gt;\", line 5, in test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "    mean([])\n",
+        "NameError: global name 'mean' is not defined\n",
+        "</pre>\n",
         "    </div>\n",
         "    "
        ],
        "output_type": "pyout",
-       "prompt_number": 18,
+       "prompt_number": 21,
        "text": [
-        "2/2 tests passed\n"
+        "2/3 tests passed; 1 failed\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 60, in newfunc\n",
+        "    func(*arg, **kw)\n",
+        "  File \"<ipython-input-2-bc417f346267>\", line 5, in test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "    mean([])\n",
+        "NameError: global name 'mean' is not defined\n",
+        "\n"
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+      "def test_mean_of_zero_is_zero():\n",
       "    assert 0 == mean([0])"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
      "outputs": [],
-     "prompt_number": 19
+     "prompt_number": 22
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "***\n",
+      "**Aside: Test names**\n",
+      "\n",
+      "Naming tests well will help you to quickly resolve bugs that may crop up when running your tests. Imagine that you have 100 tests for the `mean` function. When you run your test suite, would you rather see a failure in `test_mean37` or in `test_mean_of_zero_is_zero`?\n",
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-        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-19-481e1c58db22\");\n",
-        "            </script>&gt;\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero\n",
+        "  File \"&lt;<a href=\"#ipython-input-22-ee2ab148c1b0\">ipython-input-22-ee2ab148c1b0</a><script>\n",
+        "            $(\"div.prompt.input_prompt:contains([22])\")\n",
+        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-22-ee2ab148c1b0\");\n",
+        "            </script>&gt;\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
         "    assert 0 == mean([0])\n",
         "NameError: global name 'mean' is not defined\n",
         "</pre>\n",
         "    </div>\n",
+        "    \n",
+        "    <div class=\"nosefailure\">\n",
+        "        <div class=\"nosefailbanner\">\n",
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+        "            [<a class=\"nosefailtoggle\" href=\"#\">toggle traceback</a>]\n",
+        "        </div>\n",
+        "        <pre class=\"nosetraceback\">Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 60, in newfunc\n",
+        "    func(*arg, **kw)\n",
+        "  File \"&lt;<a href=\"#ipython-input-2-bc417f346267\">ipython-input-2-bc417f346267</a><script>\n",
+        "            $(\"div.prompt.input_prompt:contains([2])\")\n",
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+        "            </script>&gt;\", line 5, in test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "    mean([])\n",
+        "NameError: global name 'mean' is not defined\n",
+        "</pre>\n",
+        "    </div>\n",
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-        "__main__.test_mean_of_zero\n",
+        "__main__.test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
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         "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
         "    testMethod()\n",
         "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
         "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
-        "  File \"<ipython-input-19-481e1c58db22>\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero\n",
+        "  File \"<ipython-input-22-ee2ab148c1b0>\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
         "    assert 0 == mean([0])\n",
         "NameError: global name 'mean' is not defined\n",
+        "\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 60, in newfunc\n",
+        "    func(*arg, **kw)\n",
+        "  File \"<ipython-input-2-bc417f346267>\", line 5, in test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "    mean([])\n",
+        "NameError: global name 'mean' is not defined\n",
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-        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-19-481e1c58db22\");\n",
-        "            </script>&gt;\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero\n",
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+        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-22-ee2ab148c1b0\");\n",
+        "            </script>&gt;\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
         "    assert 0 == mean([0])\n",
         "TypeError: mean() takes no arguments (1 given)\n",
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+        "    \n",
+        "    <div class=\"nosefailure\">\n",
+        "        <div class=\"nosefailbanner\">\n",
+        "          failed: <span class=\"nosefailedfunc\">__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error</span>\n",
+        "            [<a class=\"nosefailtoggle\" href=\"#\">toggle traceback</a>]\n",
+        "        </div>\n",
+        "        <pre class=\"nosetraceback\">Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 60, in newfunc\n",
+        "    func(*arg, **kw)\n",
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+        "            $(\"div.prompt.input_prompt:contains([2])\")\n",
+        "                .attr(\"id\", \"ipython-input-2-bc417f346267\");\n",
+        "            </script>&gt;\", line 5, in test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "    mean([])\n",
+        "TypeError: mean() takes no arguments (1 given)\n",
+        "</pre>\n",
+        "    </div>\n",
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+        "__main__.test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
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         "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
         "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
-        "  File \"<ipython-input-19-481e1c58db22>\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero\n",
+        "  File \"<ipython-input-22-ee2ab148c1b0>\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
         "    assert 0 == mean([0])\n",
         "TypeError: mean() takes no arguments (1 given)\n",
+        "\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 60, in newfunc\n",
+        "    func(*arg, **kw)\n",
+        "  File \"<ipython-input-2-bc417f346267>\", line 5, in test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "    mean([])\n",
+        "TypeError: mean() takes no arguments (1 given)\n",
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         "        <div class=\"nosefailbanner\">\n",
-        "          failed: <span class=\"nosefailedfunc\">__main__.test_mean_of_zero</span>\n",
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+        "            </script>&gt;\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
         "    assert 0 == mean([0])\n",
         "AssertionError\n",
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+        "    \n",
+        "    <div class=\"nosefailure\">\n",
+        "        <div class=\"nosefailbanner\">\n",
+        "          failed: <span class=\"nosefailedfunc\">__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error</span>\n",
+        "            [<a class=\"nosefailtoggle\" href=\"#\">toggle traceback</a>]\n",
+        "        </div>\n",
+        "        <pre class=\"nosetraceback\">Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 67, in newfunc\n",
+        "    raise AssertionError(message)\n",
+        "AssertionError: test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error() did not raise ValueError\n",
+        "</pre>\n",
+        "    </div>\n",
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+        "2/4 tests passed; 2 failed\n",
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+        "__main__.test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
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         "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
         "    testMethod()\n",
         "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
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+        "  File \"<ipython-input-22-ee2ab148c1b0>\", line 2, in test_mean_of_zero_is_zero\n",
         "    assert 0 == mean([0])\n",
         "AssertionError\n",
+        "\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 67, in newfunc\n",
+        "    raise AssertionError(message)\n",
+        "AssertionError: test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error() did not raise ValueError\n",
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+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
+        "    self.test(*self.arg)\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 67, in newfunc\n",
+        "    raise AssertionError(message)\n",
+        "AssertionError: test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error() did not raise ValueError\n",
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+        "__main__.test_mean_of_empty_function_raises_value_error\n",
+        "========\n",
+        "Traceback (most recent call last):\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/unittest/case.py\", line 331, in run\n",
+        "    testMethod()\n",
+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n",
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+        "  File \"/Users/Jon/Applications/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/tools/nontrivial.py\", line 67, in newfunc\n",
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+      "An empty list has a length of zero. The loop doesn't iterate, so total stays at 0.0, which is what we initialized it to, and the code happily attempts to divide zero by zero, resulting in an error.\n",
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+      "        raise ValueError, \"Empty list received by mean\"\n",
+      "        \n",
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+      "***\n",
+      "**Aside: What are exceptions good for?**\n",
+      "\n",
+      "In addition to providing nice error messages, exceptions can be used to allow your program to handle unexpected - or *exceptional* - conditions gracefully. Python provides *exception handling*, which allows your code to respond to exceptions if they occur.  Consider this example:\n",
+      "\n",
+      "    while not success:\n",
+      "        numbers = read_numbers_from_keyboard()\n",
+      "        try:\n",
+      "            result = mean(numbers)\n",
+      "            success = True\n",
+      "        except ValueError:\n",
+      "            print 'Please try again'\n",
+      "\n",
+      "***"
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