Is it posssible to nest a try exception in another try exception?

Question

def splitcheck(total, numberofpeople):
    return math.ceil(total / numberofpeople)
try:
    try:
        totaldue = float(input("What is the total?  "))
        numberofpeople = int(input("How many people?  "))   
    except ValueError:
        print("Oh no! That's not a valid value. Try again...")
    else:
        amountdue = splitcheck(totaldue, numberofpeople)
        print("Each person owes ${}".format(amountdue)) 
except ZeroDivisionError:
    print("Oh no! Zero's not a valid value. Try again...")   
else:
    amountdue = splitcheck(totaldue, numberofpeople)
    print("Each person owes ${}".format(amountdue))

Steven Parker · Accepted Answer

It's certainly possible to nest try/except, but in this case you could easily have them in sequence.  You could also test the input for zero before attempting the divide.
Nesting is actually a common technique, though it's probably seen more often when done at different function levels (one inside a function, another in the code where the function is called).

sid sid · Answer

rather than exception handling i was doing one automation and sometimes randomly memory gets full so it's kinda shit but best to do
```python
try:
except:
    pass
```

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Is it posssible to nest a try exception in another try exception?

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