How to get the name of an exception that was caught in Python?

Question

How can I get the name of an exception that was raised in Python?

e.g.,

try:
    foo = bar
except Exception as exception:
    name_of_exception = ???         


        

Answer 1

This works, but it seems like there must be an easier, more direct way?

try:
    foo = bar
except Exception as exception:
    assert repr(exception) == '''NameError("name 'bar' is not defined",)'''
    name = repr(exception).split('(')[0]
    assert name == 'NameError'