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:\Documen ts and Settings\Smythv ille\My Documents\Pytho n\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'

[CODE=python]
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."
[/CODE]
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:\Documen ts and Settings\Smythv ille\My Documents\Pytho n\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'

[CODE=python]
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."
[/CODE]
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.