What is true about exceptions in Python? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• ANot more than one except branch can be executed inside one try-except block.
• BAccording to Python terminology, exceptions are raised.
• CAccording to Python terminology, exceptions are thrown.
• DPython's philosophy encourages developers to make all possible efforts to protect the program from the occurrence of an exception.

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  84% (32)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option B is correct because Python's language specification and documentation consistently use the term "raised" - you raise an exception with the raise keyword, and Python's error messages say things like "Exception was raised." This is a deliberate terminology choice, not interchangeable with other languages.

Option A is also correct (making A + B the full "choose two" answer): in a try-except block, at most one except branch executes - Python evaluates them top-to-bottom and stops at the first match, so multiple handlers never fire for a single exception.

Option C is wrong because "thrown" is the terminology used in Java and C++, not Python - mixing these up is a classic cross-language confusion trap.

Option D is wrong because Python's philosophy is actually the opposite: it embraces EAFP ("Easier to Ask Forgiveness than Permission"), encouraging developers to use try-except freely rather than exhaustively guard against every possible error upfront.

Memory tip: Think "Python RAISES the alarm" - just like the raise keyword you type in code. If you remember the keyword, you remember the terminology. And remember EAFP: Python says "try it and handle what breaks," not "prevent everything."

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