OverflowError – exceeds the maximum possible value

This code imports the math module, which provides mathematical functions.

The code then tries to evaluate math.pow(100, 1000), which calculates the power of 100 raised to the 1000th power. This calculation would result in an extremely large number, which may cause an OverflowError if the value exceeds the maximum representable value for the data type.

To handle such exceptions, the code uses a try-except block to catch the error. In case an OverflowError is raised, the code inside the except block will be executed.

The code inside the except block first prints the message “Overflow error occurred:” and then prints the error message contained in the exception object e using print(e).

The try-except block allows the code to continue executing even in the presence of errors, without crashing the program. It provides a way to handle exceptions and provides a more user-friendly output.

import math

try:
    print(math.pow(100, 1000))
except OverflowError as e:
    print("Overflow error occurred: ")
    print(e)

Output

Overflow error occurred: 
math range error