What the difference between bare-except and broad-except in Python

Question

In Python, we can write two kinds of exceptions handling logics

First one is bare except:

try:
   do_something()
except:
   error_handling()

Another one is First broad except:

try:
   do_something()
except Exception:
   error_handling()

What's the actual difference between them?

Does this answer your question? [Difference between except: and except Exception as e: in Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18982610/difference-between-except-and-except-exception-as-e-in-python) — kaya3, Apr 23 '20 at 17:18

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '20 at 17:10

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The top of the exception hierarchy is not Exception, but BaseException, which has four subclasses:

A bare except: is equivalent to except BaseException:.

answered Apr 23 '20 at 17:10

chepner

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