How can I handle potential `UnicodeDecodeError` exceptions gracefully when decoding UTF-8 in Python without using `errors='ignore'`?

You can use a `try-except` block to catch `UnicodeDecodeError`. Inside the `except` block, you can implement alternative handling, such as logging the error, using `errors='replace'`, or attempting to decode with a different encoding. Example: `try: decoded_string = byte_string.decode('utf-8') except UnicodeDecodeError: decoded_string = byte_string.decode('utf-8', errors='replace')`