python exception on ClickItem() not caught

Just to follow up. I rewrote the test to use dropdown and choose that is fetched:

  #Selects the 'Gemalto USB Smart Card Reader 1' item of the 'ComboboxOperatorCardReader' combo box.
  reader = "Gemalto USB Smart Card Reader"
  app.MainWindow.TabControl2.TabControlConfig.ItemsControl.ComboboxOperatorCardReader.Click()
  ComboBox = app.MainWindow.TabControl2.TabControlConfig.ItemsControl.ComboboxOperatorCardReader
  for i in range(ComboBox.wItemCount):
    Item = aqString.GetListItem(ComboBox.wItemList, i)
    if reader in Item:
      Log.Message(f"found {Item}")
      app.MainWindow.TabControl2.TabControlConfig.ItemsControl.ComboboxOperatorCardReader.ClickItem(Item)
      break

  reader = "Gemalto IDBridge CT7xx"
  ComboBox = app.MainWindow.TabControl2.TabControlConfig.ItemsControl.ComboboxOperatorCardReader
  # focus object missing name, Accessibility Insight gives error
  ComboBox.Click(335, 13)
  Sys.Keys("[Tab]")
  for i in range(ComboBox.wItemCount):
    Item = aqString.GetListItem(ComboBox.wItemList, i)
    if reader in Item:
      Log.Message(f"found {Item}")
      app.MainWindow.TabControl2.TabControlConfig.ItemsControl.ComboboxOperatorCardReader.ClickItem(Item)
      break 

But in selenium try/except catches everything, must easier with exception handling.