.. _overlapping-except:

overlapping-except / W0714
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**Message emitted:**

``Overlapping exceptions (%s)``

**Description:**

*Used when exceptions in handler overlap or are identical*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/o/overlapping-except/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

``less_generic_first.py``:

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/o/overlapping-except/good/less_generic_first.py
    :language: python


``only_generic.py``:

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/o/overlapping-except/good/only_generic.py
    :language: python


**Configuration file:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/o/overlapping-except/pylintrc
    :language: ini


**Related links:**

- `Exception hierarchy <https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#exception-hierarchy>`_



.. note::
  This message is emitted by the optional :ref:`'overlap-except'<pylint.extensions.overlapping_exceptions>`
  checker, which requires the ``pylint.extensions.overlapping_exceptions`` plugin to be loaded.

Created by the `overlap-except <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/blob/main/pylint/extensions/overlapping_exceptions.py>`__ checker.