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Raised when a function receives an argument of correct type but inappropriate value
Raised when an operation is applied to an object of inappropriate type
Raised when a sequence subscript is out of range
Raised when a mapping key is not found in a dictionary
Raised when division or modulo operation is performed with zero as divisor
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
ValueError: Raised when a function gets an argument with correct type but inappropriate value
These are built-in exceptions in Python that indicate specific error conditions.
Answer analysis
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ValueError: Raised when a function gets an argument with correct type but inappropriate value
Why this is correct
ValueError is raised when the argument type is correct but the value is inappropriate.
TypeError: Raised when an operation or function is applied to an object of inappropriate type
Why this is correct
TypeError occurs when an operation is performed on an object of the wrong type.
IndexError: Raised when a sequence subscript is out of range
Why this is correct
IndexError is raised when trying to access an index that does not exist in a sequence.
KeyError: Raised when a dictionary key is not found
Why this is correct
KeyError is raised when attempting to access a non-existent key in a dictionary.
ValueError: Raised when an operation or function is applied to an object of inappropriate type
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes TypeError, not ValueError.
IndexError: Raised when a dictionary key is not found
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes KeyError, not IndexError.
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