Printing out actual error message for ValueError

Question

How can I actually print out the ValueError\'s message after I catch it?

If I type except ValueError, err: into my code instead of except ValueError a

Answer 1

try:
    ...
except ValueError as e:
    print(e)

Answer 2

Python 3 requires casting the exception to string before printing:

try:
    ...
except ValueError as error:
    print(str(error))