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Learn Challenge: Catching the Negative | Comprehensive Error Handling (Exceptions)
Python Structural Programming
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Challenge: Catching the Negative

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Custom exceptions let you define error types that describe specific problems in your code. In Python, create a custom exception by subclassing Exception. Raise your exception with raise when a certain condition is met, and handle it using a try-except block.

Task

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Define a custom exception class and use it in a function to handle invalid input.

  • Define a custom exception class named NegativeNumberError that inherits from Exception.
  • Implement a function check_positive_number(num) that raises your custom exception if num is less than 0.
  • The function should return num unchanged if it is 0 or positive.
  • Use print statements to display the result of calling your function with both valid and invalid input.
  • If an exception is raised, catch it and print the exception message "Number must be non-negative".

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