>>> from math import e >>> e**709 8.218407461554662e+307 >>> e**710 Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#15>", line 1, in -toplevel- e**710 OverflowError: (34, 'Result too large') What should I do to calculate e**710? I'm using Python 2.3.4 on WinXP.