In order to handle exceptions, we'll use the try and except blocks. Different types of exceptions are defined in Python's socket library for different errors. These exceptions are described here:
- exception socket.timeout: This block catches exceptions related to the expiration of waiting times.
- exception socket.gaierror: This block catches errors during the search for information about IP addresses, for example when we are using the getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo() methods.
- exception socket.error: This block catches generic input and output errors and communication. This is a generic block where you can catch any type of exception.
The next example shows you how to handle the exceptions.
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