How can i use an exception without the program stopping?

Asked Feb 10 '21 at 16:35

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I am using an exception to detect whether a pickle file exists or not. However, I want it to repeat instead of stopping as soon as the program reaches that exception. How can I achieve this?

Code:

         try:
            print('\n > loading character...')
            w(1)
            save_game_load = save_game_name + '.pickle'
            pickle_in = open(save_game_load,"rb")
            character_save = pickle.load(pickle_in)
            print(' > character loaded successfully')
            w(0.3)
            print('\n > welcome back',character_save['name'],'!')
            print(' > here are your stats from last time: ')
            print('\n >',character_save)
        except:
            print(' > could not find a file with name',save_game_name)

asked Feb 10 '21 at 16:35

some_user_3

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With a `while` loop? But how will that help you if the file doesn't exist? – Tomerikoo Feb 10 '21 at 16:36
so that if the file doesnt exist, then it will ask you to input the file name again – some_user_3 Feb 10 '21 at 16:38
You must use a while loop to do so – Rajat Shenoi Feb 10 '21 at 16:39
If the error is transient for sure then retries are acceptable. I get a lot of value from using tenacity: https://tenacity.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ – flakes Feb 10 '21 at 16:39
I don't see any `input` in your code... Please provide a [mre] – Tomerikoo Feb 10 '21 at 16:39

How can i use an exception without the program stopping?

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