UserWarning
Built-in ExceptionPython 2.0+Intermediate
Default category for warnings issued by the user
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
Learn by Difficulty
Quick Example
python
# Triggering and catching UserWarning try: import warnings; warnings.warn("user warning", UserWarning) except UserWarning as e: print(f"Caught UserWarning: {e}") print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")
UserWarning is raised when default category for warnings issued by the user. Always catch specific exceptions rather than bare except clauses.
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