UnicodeError

Built-in ExceptionPython 2.0+Intermediate

Base class for Unicode encoding/decoding errors

Quick Info

Documentation
Official Docs
Python Version
2.0+

Learn by Difficulty

Quick Example

python
# Triggering and catching UnicodeError
try:
    b"\xff".decode("ascii")
except UnicodeError as e:
    print(f"Caught UnicodeError: {e}")
    print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")

UnicodeError is raised when base class for unicode encoding/decoding errors. Always catch specific exceptions rather than bare except clauses.

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Tags

exceptionerror-handlingcore