Try: Except: not catching ValueError (Help)

[Eclipse]

G'day all

In the code below I am trying to catch an error thrown if i enter any other value than an integer. (I used the string 'six' and the float '1.5')

The error thrown in the command window by the code is:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Smythville\My Documents\Python\Stuff\Ch4\ex1-6.py", line 59, in <module>
a = int(raw_input("\nTry a number!"))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'six'

 
a = int(raw_input("\nTry a number!"))
 
try:
  if a >= 0 and a <= 9:
    print "\nYour number is between or equal to 0 and 9."
  else:
    print "\nYour number is not between or equal to 0 and 9."
except ValueError: 
  print "Could not convert data to an integer."
 

Even though I have specified the ValueError is doesn't catch it.

Any Ideas?

Thanks

Eclipse

[bvdet]

G'day all

In the code below I am trying to catch an error thrown if i enter any other value than an integer. (I used the string 'six' and the float '1.5')

The error thrown in the command window by the code is:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Smythville\My Documents\Python\Stuff\Ch4\ex1-6.py", line 59, in <module>
a = int(raw_input("\nTry a number!"))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'six'

 
a = int(raw_input("\nTry a number!"))
 
try:
  if a >= 0 and a <= 9:
    print "\nYour number is between or equal to 0 and 9."
  else:
    print "\nYour number is not between or equal to 0 and 9."
except ValueError: 
  print "Could not convert data to an integer."
 

Even though I have specified the ValueError is doesn't catch it.

Any Ideas?

Thanks

Eclipse

Move the first line of code inside the try block.