What does the 'from' clause do in 'raise ValueError('bad') from e'?

Suppresses the original exception e

Sets the original exception e as the cause of the new exception

Raises exception e instead of the new exception

What is the purpose of the try block in a try/except statement?

To execute cleanup code after an exception occurs

To specify the exception type to be handled

To define the code that may raise an exception and needs monitoring

To run code only when no exception is raised

Which statement correctly raises a ValueError with a custom message?

raise ValueError('Invalid input')

A team runs a Python script with the -O (optimize) flag in production. They use assert statements to validate internal invariants. A bug causes an invariant to fail in production. What happens?

The assert raises a custom exception defined by the team

AssertionError is raised and the script crashes

The assert is skipped, and the bug proceeds silently

The assert is replaced with a no-op warning

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PCAP-31-03 2.1 Handle Errors Using Python-Defined Exceptions PCAP-31 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Exceptions domain, which accounts for 14% of the PCAP-31 exam. Python Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 65-minute exam (~25–45 total, ~4–6 in this domain), expect 2–3 from this objective — we provide 23 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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What does the 'from' clause do in 'raise ValueError('bad') from e'?
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Which statement correctly raises a ValueError with a custom message?
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Which of the following is a direct subclass of Exception?
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A team runs a Python script with the -O (optimize) flag in production. They use assert statements to validate internal invariants. A bug causes an invariant to fail in production. What happens?
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