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decimal.DivisionByZero

module exceptions

A non-zero Decimal was divided by zero (the decimal counterpart of ZeroDivisionError).

Syntax

raise decimal.DivisionByZero

The class inherits from both DecimalException and the built-in ZeroDivisionError, so an ordinary except ZeroDivisionError already covers Decimal division too; a separate branch is only worth it when you need to tell the two sources apart. Zero divided by zero does not land here — that is undefined and signals InvalidOperation instead. And with the trap disabled in the context nothing is raised: the operation simply yields a signed infinity.

Examples

import decimal
try:
    raise decimal.DivisionByZero
except decimal.DivisionByZero as e:
    print(type(e).__name__)   # → DivisionByZero

See also

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