Tetration Calculator /u/ghostjusr Python Education

I’m trying to make a tetration calculator and it works until I do a number just slightly too big and it gives me the outrageous exponent error. How can I prevent this? Here is my code:

start_time = time.time()
base = gmpy2.mpz(inputList[1])
iterations = int(inputList[2])

result = base
for _ in range(1, iterations):
result = base ** result

print(result)
print(f"Took {time.time() - start_time} seconds to calculate.")

I’m trying to make a tetration calculator and it works until I do a number just slightly too big and it gives me the outrageous exponent error. How can I prevent this? Here is my code:

start_time = time.time()
base = gmpy2.mpz(inputList[1])
iterations = int(inputList[2])

result = base
for _ in range(1, iterations):
result = base ** result

print(result)
print(f"Took {time.time() - start_time} seconds to calculate.")