Glossary term
What is exception?
In Apex Flow Academy, "exception" means: A problem that happens while a program runs, such as trying to turn abc into a number. It is taught in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work and Java for Complete Beginners. Related terms include module, traceback, return value and docstring. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 2 courses teach it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is exception?
A problem that happens while a program runs, such as trying to turn abc into a number. (From Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work. 1 other course defines it for their own subject, so each definition follows.)
What does exception mean in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work?
A problem that happens while a program runs, such as trying to turn abc into a number.
What does exception mean in Java for Complete Beginners?
An object Java creates when something goes wrong. If nobody handles it, the program stops.
Where is exception taught?
exception is defined in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work and Java for Complete Beginners.
Python From Zero: Write Programs That WorkJava for Complete Beginners
Which lessons cover exception?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 5.4: Exceptions: Handling Things That Go Wrong
Which terms are related to exception?
Next to exception in the course glossaries: module, traceback, return value, docstring, parameter and argument, JSON, record, dry run, Enum and Stack trace.
moduletracebackreturn valuedocstringparameter and argumentJSONrecorddry runEnumStack trace
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn exception?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work: No programming experience is needed.
- Java for Complete Beginners: No programming experience is needed.