why does math.pow yields OverflowError (while python itself can calculate that large number)

[Tzury Bar Yochay]

What is the reason math.pow yields OverflowError while python itself
can
calculate these large numbers. e.g:

>>> import math
>>> math.pow(100, 154)
1e+308
>>> math.pow(100, 155)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
OverflowError: math range error
>>> eval(('100*'* 155)[:-1])
10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
0000000000000000L
>>>
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