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1.

NameError

Reason: Variable or function name not defined.

Example: print(x) (when x was never defined)

2. TypeError

Reason: Operation applied to an object of inappropriate type.

Example: "3" + 3

3. ValueError

Reason: Correct data type, but inappropriate value.

Example: int("abc")

4. IndexError

Reason: Index out of range for a list/tuple.

Example: [1, 2, 3][5]

5. KeyError

Reason: Dictionary key not found.

Example: my_dict = {'a': 1}; print(my_dict['b'])

6. AttributeError

Reason: Attribute not found on an object.

Example: 5.append(3)

7. ImportError / ModuleNotFoundError

Reason: Couldn't import a module or object.

Example: import fake_module

8. ZeroDivisionError

Reason: Division by zero.

Example: 10 / 0

9. IndentationError
Reason: Wrong indentation in code.

Example:

def greet():

print("Hi")

10. SyntaxError

Reason: Code syntax is incorrect.

Example: if True print("Hi")

11. FileNotFoundError

Reason: File not found at path.

Example: open("nofile.txt")

12. RuntimeError

Reason: Generic error not part of other categories.

Example: raise RuntimeError("Fail")

13. AssertionError

Reason: An assert statement fails.

Example: assert 2 + 2 == 5

14. MemoryError

Reason: Python runs out of memory.

Example: Creating a huge list.

15. RecursionError

Reason: Too much recursion (no base case).

Example:

def a(): a()

a()

16. FloatingPointError
Reason: Floating point calculation fails (rare).

Needs: Debug mode or math edge cases.

17. StopIteration

Reason: Iterator is exhausted.

Example: next(iter([]))

18. EOFError

Reason: Input() hits End of File.

Example: input() in a file with no data

19. KeyboardInterrupt

Reason: You hit Ctrl+C.

Example: During infinite loop

20. OSError

Reason: OS-related errors like file access, permissions.

Example: Deleting a locked file

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