How to appropriately use the EAFP principle

I'm currently learning Python and came across Python's mantra that it's "Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission". I'm not a very experienced programmer (having only learnt a bit of Java in high school), and so I feel more familiar with the 'LBYL' principle involving a bunch of 'if' statements when trying to do something.

The question I have is :

How does one know when to use the EAFP principle by using 'try and except' instead of using if statements?

I think what I'm trying to get at is when is it appropriate to replace an 'if' statement with 'try-except' and when is it appropriate just use 'if' statement instead?

I'd like to learn and apply good coding practice, but reading about the EAFP principle has got me a bit confused about when I should be using 'try and except' instead of if statements.