Python tracebacks

Python tracebacks#

Please note that this page appears in both the chapters “Getting Help” and “Python Basics”. This is because it is always the first step to helping yourself when things go wrong and it is crucial to gain an understanding of how Python works.

Learning objectives#

After working through this topic, you should be able to:

  • Read Python tracebacks and focus on the important parts

    • What type of error occurred?

    • Where did it happen?

    • What happened exactly?

Materials#

Video with English subtitles:

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Video with German subtitles:

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