how to covert an exception to a string in python

Question

I am logging any errors in my code, I have tried using:

try:
    #some deliberately dodgy code
Except Exception:
    print(Exception) #i am actually passing this to a function to add it in a file

but all I am getting is: <class 'Exception'>

Answer 1

try:
    #some deliberately dodgy code possibly involving pig's head (ask dodgy Dave)
except Exception as exc:
    print(exc)

exc is not a string (it's an exception object) but print will call its __str__ method which will return the message string with which it was instantiated

(you don't need to call it exc, you can call it anything you like, but exc or e are quite commonly used)

If you want the message in a variable you can always do explicitly

message = str(exc)  # now it really is a string

inside the except block

Answer 2

Exception is a class, you should make an object inherited from Exception, like this:

try:
    #some deliberately dodgy code
Except Exception e:
    print(e)

Answer 3

You are actually on the right track, but your code should look instead as follows.

try:
    #some deliberately dodgy code
except Exception as message:
    print(message)

You can take a look at this post, Converting Exception to a string in Python 3, for more details and deeper understanding.