# SuperFastPython.com

# example of handling a thread's unexpected exception

from time import sleep

from threading import Thread

import threading

# custom exception hook

def custom_hook(args):

# report the failure

print(f'Thread failed: {args.exc_value}')

# target function that raises an exception

def task():

# report a message

print('Working...')

# block for a moment

sleep(1)

# rise an "unexpected" exception

raise Exception('Something bad happened')

# protect the entry point

if __name__ == '__main__':

# register the exception hook function

threading.excepthook = custom_hook

# create a thread

thread = Thread(target=task)

# run the thread

thread.start()

# wait for the thread to finish

thread.join()

# report that the main thread is not dead

print('Continuing on...')