What is Exception?
In code, a runtime failure the system raises when something goes wrong and normal flow cannot continue.
TypeError raised · flow stops
An exception is…
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In real work
Read the exception message from the failing test before you ask the agent to patch it.
In the illustration
A part arrives the wrong shape for the die; the trip flag snaps up with an error tag, the belt halts and nothing passes on.
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