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Implementing a Python decorator for exception handling with a default response

Python Decorator: Exercise-9 with Solution

Write a Python program that implements a decorator to handle exceptions raised by a function and provide a default response.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

def handle_exceptions(default_response):
    def decorator(func):
        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
            try:
                # Call the original function
                return func(*args, **kwargs)
            except Exception as e:
                # Handle the exception and provide the default response
                print(f"Exception occurred: {e}")
                return default_response
        return wrapper
    return decorator

# Example usage
@handle_exceptions(default_response="An error occurred!")
def divide_numbers(x, y):
    return x / y

# Call the decorated function
result = divide_numbers(7, 0)  # This will raise a ZeroDivisionError
print("Result:", result)

Sample Output:

Exception occurred: division by zero
Result: An error occurred

Explanation:

In the above exercise -

The 'handle_exceptions' decorator takes a default response as an argument. It then defines a decorator function that wraps around the original function. Within the wrapper function, the original function is called within a try-except block. In the case of an exception during the execution of the original function, the default response is returned instead.

In the example usage, the 'divide_numbers' function is decorated with @handle_exceptions(default_response="An error occurred"). When 'divide_numbers' is called with '7' and '0', a 'ZeroDivisionError' will be raised. However, the decorator catches the exception, prints an error message, and returns the default response "An error occurred".

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