.. py:module:: ethereum.exceptions

Exceptions
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Introduction
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The Ethereum specification exception classes.


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Module Contents
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EthereumException
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


The base class from which all exceptions thrown by the specification during
normal operation derive.


.. exception:: EthereumException


   Bases: :py:obj:`Exception`



InvalidBlock
~~~~~~~~~~~~


Thrown when a block being processed is found to be invalid.


.. exception:: InvalidBlock


   Bases: :py:obj:`EthereumException`



RLPDecodingError
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Indicates that RLP decoding failed.


.. exception:: RLPDecodingError


   Bases: :py:obj:`EthereumException`



RLPEncodingError
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Indicates that RLP encoding failed.


.. exception:: RLPEncodingError


   Bases: :py:obj:`EthereumException`