Why 0 ** 0 equals 1 in python

Question

Why does 0 ** 0 equal 1 in Python? Shouldn\'t it throw an exception, like 0 / 0 does?

Answer 1

2^2 = (1+1)*(1+1) = 4 (two objects occured two times)

2^1 = (1+1)*1 = 2 (two objects occured one time)

2^0 = (1+1)*0 = 0 (two objects did not occur)

1^2 = 1 *(1+1) = 2 (one object occured two times)

1^1 = 1 *1 = 1 (one object occured one time)

1^0 = 1 *0 = 0 (one object did not occur)

0^2 = 0 *(1+1) = 0 (zero objects occured twice)

0^1 = 0 *1 = 0 (zero objects occured once)

0^0 = 0 *0 = 0 (zero objects did not occur)

Therefore you cannot make something from nothing!