Adding exceptions for not recognized error?

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I get this error:

  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/paramiko/client.py", line 286, in connect
    for (family, socktype, proto, canonname, sockaddr) in socket.getaddrinfo(hostname, port, socket.AF_UNSPEC, socket.SOCK_STREAM):
gaierror: [Errno -2] Name or service not known

When I enter wrong hostname. I want to put an exception, giving message that wrong hostname was entered, but Python does not recognize that error and I get global name gaierror not defined.

I was trying like this:

try:
    ssh.connect(rec.host, username=rec.user, password=rec.password)
except gaierror:
    print 'blablabla'

Then it gives this error:

    except gaierror:
NameError: global name 'gaierror' is not defined

Do I need to define that error myself somehow or I need to call something from paramiko, so python would understand that exception?

Because I entered not existing host (on purpose ofc)?.. And when it does not find such host, it throws that gaierror — Andrius
– Andrius, Commented Oct 15, 2014 at 11:50

Maciej Gol · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-15 11:49:45Z

2

Import the gaierror exception from the socket module. Docs

import socket

try:
    # Your code.
except socket.gaierror:
    # Handle exception.

answered Oct 15, 2014 at 11:49

Maciej Gol

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