ZeroDivisionError – division by zero

This code defines two variables a and b and assigns values 5 and 0 to them respectively.

The code then tries to divide a by b and assign the result to the result variable.

However, since dividing by zero is not defined mathematically, it would result in a ZeroDivisionError. To handle such exceptions, the code uses a try-except block to catch the error.

In case a ZeroDivisionError is raised, the code inside the except block will be executed, which prints the message “division by zero is not allowed”.

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.

a, b = 5, 0

try:
    result = a / b
except ZeroDivisionError:
    print("division by zero is not allowed")

Output

division by zero is not allowed