Python : Bypass Error message from API server

Question

I'm using a Python script to get Stock price from an API, Everythinks works great but sometimes I receive html errors instead of prices, These errors prevent the script from continuing and the terminal stopped working, how do I test the response from the API before passing the information to the next script? I don't want the terminal to stop when it receives server errors. Only one line to get price :

get_price = api_client.quote('TWTR')

Answer 1

The question, "How do I test the response from the API before passing the information" is well suited for a try/except block. For example the following will attempt to call quote() and if an exception is raised it will print a message to the console:

try:
    get_price = api_client.quote('TWTR')
except <Exception Type Goes Here>:
    # handle the exception case.
    print('Getting quote did not work as expected')

The example is useful for illustrating the point but you should improve the exception handling. I recommend you take a look at resources to help you understand how to appropriately handle exceptions in your code. A few that I have found useful would be:

• The Python Docs: Learn what an exception is and how they can be used
• Python Exception Handling: A blog post that details how to combine some of the concepts in the Python documentation practically.