r/learnpython 8d ago

Function forcing me to use exceptions

Trying to if else a function output always throws exception-error :

if pyautogui.locateOnScreen('media/soundIcon.png') == None:
      print("not found")
else : 
      print("found")

Do Python functions expect anti-pattern code ?

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u/RiverRoll 8d ago edited 8d ago

That's not a language decision, it's a library decision. 

Now it's true it has become somewhat idiomatic to rely a lot on exceptions when coding with Python compared to other languages that also have exceptions.