OverflowError
Built-in ExceptionPython 2.0+Intermediate
Raised when an arithmetic result is too large to represent
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
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Quick Example
python
# Triggering and catching OverflowError try: import math; math.exp(1000) except OverflowError as e: print(f"Caught OverflowError: {e}") print(f"Type: {type(e).__name__}")
OverflowError is raised when raised when an arithmetic result is too large to represent. Always catch specific exceptions rather than bare except clauses.
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