.. _duplicate-except:

duplicate-except / W0705
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**Message emitted:**

``Catching previously caught exception type %s``

**Description:**

*Used when an except catches a type that was already caught by a previous handler.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/d/duplicate-except/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/d/duplicate-except/good.py
   :language: python





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