Python Scripting: How to detect and handle "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error

2023-05-08T21:34:34.580000Z

Hello,
Here's the scenario:
1. A for loop in a python script is used to cycle through and print out the name of the Library References in a python script using the Library Manager "references" property.

If a Library Reference.is_managed property is true, and if the version of that library that is set in the Library Manager is not installed on the machine, the the script fails with "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

code
#This is an excerpt from the code.
#The error occurs when trying to access displayname property on the last line.
libraryReferences = applicationLevel_scriptObject.references
for libraryReference in libraryReferences:
    if libraryReference.is_managed:
        print("-> %s" % (libraryReference.managed_library.displayname) ) #print the names of managed library references

How can I detect this error, so that I can handle it gracefully in my script?

I've tried checking the follwoing, but none of them works:
libraryReference != NULL
libraryReference != Empty
isinstance(libraryReference, ScriptLibraryReference)

Thanks!

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