https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/how-can-we-import-the-exception-quot-metadatachangedexception/m-p/111961#M44058 <P>Hi! It depends on whether you're using Scala or Python.<BR /><BR />If you're using Scala, you should be able to import `io.delta.exceptions.MetadataChangedException`, which you can see defined here:&nbsp;<A href="https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/spark/src/main/scala/io/delta/exceptions/DeltaConcurrentExceptions.scala#L62" target="_blank">https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/spark/src/main/scala/io/delta/exceptions/DeltaConcurrentExceptions.scala#L62</A><BR /><BR />And for PySpark, I believe you might be able to catch `delta.exceptions.MetadataChangedException`, which is defined here:&nbsp;<A href="https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/python/delta/exceptions.py#L54" target="_blank">https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/python/delta/exceptions.py#L54</A>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 07 Mar 2025 03:52:00 GMT Nik_Vanderhoof 2025-03-07T03:52:00Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/how-can-we-import-the-exception-quot-metadatachangedexception/m-p/110730#M43659 <P>I regularly get<BR /><SPAN>MetadataChangedException: [DELTA_METADATA_CHANGED] MetadataChangedException: The metadata of the Delta table has been changed by a concurrent update. Please try the operation again.</SPAN><BR /><BR />What is the recommended way to import this specific type of exception and handle it properly within a try-except clause?</P> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:29 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/how-can-we-import-the-exception-quot-metadatachangedexception/m-p/110730#M43659 jkb7 2025-02-20T11:14:29Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/how-can-we-import-the-exception-quot-metadatachangedexception/m-p/111961#M44058 <P>Hi! It depends on whether you're using Scala or Python.<BR /><BR />If you're using Scala, you should be able to import `io.delta.exceptions.MetadataChangedException`, which you can see defined here:&nbsp;<A href="https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/spark/src/main/scala/io/delta/exceptions/DeltaConcurrentExceptions.scala#L62" target="_blank">https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/spark/src/main/scala/io/delta/exceptions/DeltaConcurrentExceptions.scala#L62</A><BR /><BR />And for PySpark, I believe you might be able to catch `delta.exceptions.MetadataChangedException`, which is defined here:&nbsp;<A href="https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/python/delta/exceptions.py#L54" target="_blank">https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/python/delta/exceptions.py#L54</A>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 07 Mar 2025 03:52:00 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/how-can-we-import-the-exception-quot-metadatachangedexception/m-p/111961#M44058 Nik_Vanderhoof 2025-03-07T03:52:00Z