Practice Python (13.7.3) - File Handling

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Question 1.
What is the purpose of a try-except block?
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Think about what happens when a program tries to access a file that doesn't exist.
Question 2.
What exception do we catch when a file is not found?
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It's a specific error related to files.
3Question 3.
What is raised if you try to open a file that doesn't exist?
- FileError
- FileNotFoundError
- ValueError
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This is a specific type of error related to file operations.
4Question 4.
You should always handle errors specifically. True or False?
- True
- False
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Think about the importance of knowing what error occurred.
Question 5.
Create a Python script that reads user input for a filename and tries to read from that file, handling the exception if it does not exist.
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Incorporate user input to allow dynamic filename handling.
Question 6.
Write a function that attempts to open a file for writing and logs an error if the process fails.
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Utilize the logging module for a professional touch.

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