What are the benefits of using a custom error type instead of panicking?

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What are the benefits of using a custom error type instead of panicking?
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Custom error types allow for graceful error handling, enabling the calling code to recover from errors or take alternative actions. Panicking abruptly terminates the program, which is generally undesirable in production code. Custom errors provide more control and resilience.