class MyExc(Exception): pass e = MyExc(100, "Some error") print(e) print(repr(e)) print(e.args) try: raise MyExc("Some error", 1) except MyExc as e: print("Caught exception:", repr(e)) try: raise MyExc("Some error2", 2) except Exception as e: print("Caught exception:", repr(e)) try: raise MyExc("Some error2") except: print("Caught user exception")