What is the output of the following program if the user enters kangaroo at the first prompt and 0 at the second prompt? ``python try: first_prompt = input("Enter the first value: ") a =…

User enters 'kangaroo' for the first prompt. first_prompt becomes 'kangaroo'. a = len('kangaroo') becomes 8. User enters '0' for the second prompt. second_prompt becomes '0'. b = len('0') becomes 1. The program then executes print(a/b), which is print(8/1). This evaluates to…

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Question

What is the output of the following program if the user enters kangaroo at the first prompt and 0 at the second prompt?

try:
 first_prompt = input("Enter the first value: ")
 a = len(first_prompt)
 second_prompt = input("Enter the second value: ")
 b = len(second_prompt)
 print(a/b)
except ZeroDivisionError:
 print("Do not divide by zero!")
except ValueError:
 print("Wrong value.")
except:
 print("Error.Error.Error.")

Explanation

User enters 'kangaroo' for the first prompt. first_prompt becomes 'kangaroo'. a = len('kangaroo') becomes 8. User enters '0' for the second prompt. second_prompt becomes '0'. b = len('0') becomes 1. The program then executes print(a/b), which is print(8/1). This evaluates to 8.0. No exceptions are raised, so the try block completes successfully. Output: 8.0

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