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Reading error messages

Coming soon.

This appendix will cover how to read the error messages Python shows you when your program doesn’t work. Most error messages are trying to help. They tell you which file, which line, what the problem is, and sometimes what to do about it.

We’ll add this once the class hits Phase 3 (Python basics) and real error messages start showing up. Until then, the short rule is: read the bottom line of the error first. That’s almost always the most important part.