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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exceptionerror-handlingcore