What is the main benefit of using the else clause in a try/except block?

It catches exceptions that are not caught by the except clauses

It allows the try block to be shorter

It makes it clear that certain code should run only when no exception occurred

It ensures that code runs even if an exception occurs

What is a recommended best practice when catching exceptions?

Use bare except clauses to simplify code

Catch specific exceptions and handle them appropriately

Catch the broadest exception possible to ensure nothing crashes

Always re-raise exceptions after catching them

A payment processing module needs to signal a specific business rule violation when an account has insufficient funds. The team wants to catch this condition separately from generic runtime errors. Which approach is the most appropriate?

Return `False` from the function and print an error message.

Use `assert balance >= amount, 'Insufficient funds'`.

Raise a `RuntimeError` with the message 'Insufficient funds'.

Define a custom exception class `InsufficientFundsError(Exception)` and raise it when the balance is too low.

What is the primary purpose of exception handling in Python?

To gracefully manage and respond to runtime errors that occur during program execution

To automatically fix any logical errors in the code before the program runs

To optimize the performance of the program by reducing error-checking code

To prevent any error from occurring during program execution

Why is it recommended to inherit from Exception rather than BaseException when creating custom exceptions?

Because Exception is faster to raise

Because BaseException is not a class

Because Exception is the base class for all built-in exceptions that are meant to be caught

Because BaseException cannot be subclassed

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