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title: Error Handling
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#### `bool pkpy_clear_error(pkpy_vm*, char** message)`

+ If a method returns false, call the `pkpy_clear_error` method to check the error and clear it
+ If `pkpy_clear_error` returns false, it means that no error was set, and it takes no action
+ If `pkpy_clear_error` returns true, it means there was an error and it was cleared. It will provide a string summary of the error in the message parameter (if it is not NULL) If null is passed in as message, and it will just print the message to stderr.
+ You are responsible for freeing `message`.

#### `bool pkpy_check_error(pkpy_vm*)`

Return true if the vm is currently in an error state.