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Part 2: Python Core Language, Internals & Runtime (6 - 25)

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Python & FastAPI•Part 2: Python Core Language, Internals & Runtime (6 - 25)

Exception Chaining (`raise ... from ...`):

In Simple Words: Preserves the root cause exception trace when re-raising a higher-level custom domain exception using from e.

python
class DatabaseError(Exception): pass

def query_user(user_id):
    try:
        raise ConnectionRefusedError("Connection failed")
    except ConnectionRefusedError as err:
        # Chains exceptions preserving original traceback:
        raise DatabaseError(f"Could not fetch user {user_id}") from err