#!/usr/bin/env python # Filename: raising.py class ShortInputException(Exception): '''A user-defined exception class.''' def __init__(self,length,atleast): Exception.__init__(self) self.length=length self.atleast=atleast try: s=raw_input('Enter something --> ') if len(s)<3: raise ShortInputException(len(s),3) # Other work can continue as usual here except EOFError: print '\nWhy did you do an EOF on me?' except ShortInputException,x: print 'ShortInputException: The input was of length %d, \ was expecting at least %d' %(x.length,x.atleast) else: print 'No exception was raised.'