Python OverflowError Exception
Example
If a mathematic function gets a too large number, it raises a OverflowError:
import math
print(math.exp(999))
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Definition and Usage
The OverflowError exception occurs when the result of a numeric calculation is too large.
The OverflowError exception is one of three ArithmeticError
You can handle the OverflowError in a try...except statement, see the example below.
Exception Handling
Example
Handling the OverflowError in a try...except statement:
import math
try:
print(math.exp(999))
except OverflowError:
print("The number is too high")
except:
print("Something else went wrong")
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