Import Revit Exceptions Inquiry

Revit API
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I am in infant stages of a script. Below is a working piece of it, for device selection in Revit. But I wanted to make sure my manner of importing the OperationCanceledException is correct.

Is the manner in which I have done that correct? Or is there a cleaner way to perform the same goal? Yes, ChatGPT helped me. I am learning, slowly.

from pyrevit import revit, DB, forms
from Autodesk.Revit.UI.Selection import ObjectType
import Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException


selected_elements = [ ]

# Prompt the user to select elements individually
while True:
    try:
        selection = revit.uidoc.Selection
        selected_object = selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element,\
            "Select Fire Alarm Device (Press Esc to finish selection)")
        if selected_object:
            element = revit.doc.GetElement(selected_object.ElementId)
            # Check if the selected element is of the allowable family name
            if element.Symbol.FamilyName == "Allowed Fam Name":
                selected_elements.append(element)
            else:
                forms.alert("Please select an element of the 'Allowed Fam Name' family.")
        else:
            break
    except Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException:
        # User canceled the selection, exit the loop
        break

print(selected_elements)
2

This is better (written while eating my breakfast without chatgpt :nerd_face:)

From Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions import OperationCanceledException


....


except OperationCanceledException:
   .....
3

Thank you! I see my error now. This is how we learn!!

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4

Hi @toothbrush,
Yours was not an “error” per se, but another way to do the same thing, importing objects from other modules/libraries.

Another way to do this, especially if you have many things to import from the same module, is using an alias:

import Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions as exc
#...
try:
    #...
except exc.OperationCanceledException:
    #...

This will keep the code short and lets you access all the revit exceptions.

You will also see something like from module import *; DON’T DO THAT! While it does the same thing and allows you to skip the alias, it is a python bad practice that can result in unpredictable errors.

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