Custom Python Exceptions with Error Codes and Error Messages

Question

class AppError(Exception):
    pass

class MissingInputError(AppError):
    pass

class ValidationError(AppError):
    pass

...

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Answer 1

Here's a quick example of a custom Exception class with special codes:

class ErrorWithCode(Exception):
    def __init__(self, code):
        self.code = code
    def __str__(self):
        return repr(self.code)

try:
    raise ErrorWithCode(1000)
except ErrorWithCode as e:
    print("Received error with code:", e.code)

Since you were asking about how to use args here's an additional example...

class ErrorWithArgs(Exception):
    def __init__(self, *args):
        # *args is used to get a list of the parameters passed in
        self.args = [a for a in args]

try:
    raise ErrorWithArgs(1, "text", "some more text")
except ErrorWithArgs as e:
    print("%d: %s - %s" % (e.args[0], e.args[1], e.args[2]))

Answer 2

This is an example of a custom exception I created which makes use of pre-defined error codes:

class CustomError(Exception):
"""
Custom Exception
"""

  def __init__(self, error_code, message='', *args, **kwargs):

      # Raise a separate exception in case the error code passed isn't specified in the ErrorCodes enum
      if not isinstance(error_code, ErrorCodes):
          msg = 'Error code passed in the error_code param must be of type {0}'
          raise CustomError(ErrorCodes.ERR_INCORRECT_ERRCODE, msg, ErrorCodes.__class__.__name__)

      # Storing the error code on the exception object
      self.error_code = error_code

      # storing the traceback which provides useful information about where the exception occurred
      self.traceback = sys.exc_info()

      # Prefixing the error code to the exception message
      try:
          msg = '[{0}] {1}'.format(error_code.name, message.format(*args, **kwargs))
      except (IndexError, KeyError):
          msg = '[{0}] {1}'.format(error_code.name, message)

      super().__init__(msg)


# Error codes for all module exceptions
@unique
class ErrorCodes(Enum):
    ERR_INCORRECT_ERRCODE = auto()      # error code passed is not specified in enum ErrorCodes
    ERR_SITUATION_1 = auto()            # description of situation 1
    ERR_SITUATION_2 = auto()            # description of situation 2
    ERR_SITUATION_3 = auto()            # description of situation 3
    ERR_SITUATION_4 = auto()            # description of situation 4
    ERR_SITUATION_5 = auto()            # description of situation 5
    ERR_SITUATION_6 = auto()            # description of situation 6

The enum ErrorCodes is used to define error codes. The exception is created in such a way that the error code passed is prefixed to the exception message.