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rescue_specific_exceptions

🐛 Rescuing Specific Exceptions​

Instead of rescuing all errors with a bare rescue, target only the exceptions you expect. This prevents swallowing unexpected errors and makes debugging easier.

begin
  file = File.read("config.yml")
  data = YAML.safe_load(file)
rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
  puts "Config file not found: #{e.message}"
rescue Psych::SyntaxError => e
  puts "YAML syntax error: #{e.message}"
end

Here, we rescue only file-not-found and YAML syntax errors, allowing other exceptions to bubble up.