When should you check for errors using "if", and when should you use exceptions?

Question

When do you use each? I consider that I use, if much more, than exceptions. It looks like I caught the exceptions using my "ifs" before I get them. There is an if in all my code.

Answer 1

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The usual Python coding style assumes valid keys or attributes and a catch exception if the assumption is false.

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