## Introduction to Logging Exceptions

You need a reliable way to track errors in your Python code. Simply printing error messages is not enough—print statements are easy to miss, especially in large or long-running applications. The recommended approach is to use the `logging` module to record exceptions, because it provides a standardized way to capture error details and manage where those messages go.

**In this challenge, you will not use the `logging` module.** Instead, you will use print statements to imitate logging output. By prefixing error messages with `ERROR:`, you can simulate how logging modules format and display error information. This approach helps you understand the importance of structured error reporting and prepares you to adopt the `logging` module in real-world projects.

Logging exceptions ensures that important error information is not lost and can be reviewed whenever necessary. This is a key practice in building reliable, maintainable, and professional Python applications.

import unittest
import user_code
import importlib
import io
from contextlib import redirect_stdout
import re

class TestTask(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_error_output_format(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        f = io.StringIO()
        with redirect_stdout(f):
            user_code.process_numbers([10, 20, 0, "a"], 0)
        output = f.getvalue()
        # Check for ERROR prefix and both error messages
        error_msgs = [
            'ERROR: An error occurred: division by zero',
            "ERROR: An error occurred: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'str' and 'int'"
        ]
        found = [msg in output for msg in error_msgs]
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            all(found),
            "All expected error messages are printed with 'ERROR:' prefix.",
            f"Expected error prints not found. Got: {output}"
        )

    

    def test_successful_result_print(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        f = io.StringIO()
        with redirect_stdout(f):
            user_code.process_numbers([8], 2)
        output = f.getvalue()
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            "Result: 4.0" in output,
            "Successful result is printed in correct format.",
            f"Expected result print not found. Got: {output}"
        )

def _dynamic_test(test_case, condition, success_message, failure_message):
    if condition:
        test_case._testMethodName = success_message
        test_case.assertTrue(True, success_message)
    else:
        test_case._testMethodName = failure_message
        test_case.fail(failure_message)

def normalize_text(text):
    text = text.lower()
    text = re.sub(r"\s{2,}", " ", text)
    text = re.sub(r"\s*([,:?])\s*", r"\1 ", text)
    return text.strip()

def change_var(code: str, var_name: str, value: str) -> str:
    import ast
    tree = ast.parse(code)
    lines = code.splitlines()
    for i, node in enumerate(tree.body):
        if isinstance(node, ast.Assign):
            for target in node.targets:
                if isinstance(target, ast.Name) and target.id == var_name:
                    start_line = node.lineno - 1
                    line = lines[start_line]
                    indent = ' ' * (len(line) - len(line.lstrip()))
                    lines[start_line] = f"{indent}{var_name} = {value}"
                    next_line = len(lines)
                    for next_node in tree.body[i+1:]:
                        if hasattr(next_node, 'lineno'):
                            next_line = next_node.lineno - 1
                            break
                    if next_line > start_line + 1:
                        lines[start_line+1:next_line] = []
                    return '\\n'.join(lines)
    return code

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()


test_main.py

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Challenge: Logging Exceptions

Introduction to Logging Exceptions

Simulating Logging with Print Statements

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Challenge: Logging Exceptions

Introduction to Logging Exceptions

Simulating Logging with Print Statements

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