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ZeroDivisionError in Python — What It Means and How to Fix It

What Python's ZeroDivisionError exception means and how to resolve it.

Published October 27, 2026

ZeroDivisionError is raised when dividing a number by zero.

Key points

  • Catch it specifically with "except ZeroDivisionError:" when you want to handle this exact case rather than a bare except

Example

1 / 0  # ZeroDivisionError: division by zero
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