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Re: How do I calculate a mean with python?

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On 16/9/2013 19:33, William Bryant wrote:

> Hey I am new to python so go easy, but I wanted to know how to make a program that calculates the maen.
>
> List = [15, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 40]
> def mean():
>     global themean, thesum
>     for i in List:
>         thecount = List.count(i)
>         thesum = sum(List)
>     themean = thesum / thecount
>
> Why doesn't this work?

Besides all the other comments, you also neglected calling this
function.

-- 
DaveA

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How do I calculate a mean with python? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-16 16:33 -0700
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Jugurtha Hadjar <jugurtha.hadjar@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 00:52 +0100
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-09-16 23:55 +0000
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-09-17 01:01 +0100
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Jugurtha Hadjar <jugurtha.hadjar@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 01:08 +0100
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-09-17 09:59 +1000
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-09-17 00:50 +0000
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Travis Griggs <travisgriggs@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 08:25 -0700
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 12:44 -0700
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 12:45 -0700
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 13:10 -0700
    Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 17:02 -0400
    Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-09-17 22:26 +0100
      Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 14:31 -0700
        Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 19:49 -0400
  Re: How do I calculate a mean with python? Bryan Britten <britten.bryan@gmail.com> - 2013-09-17 18:53 -0700

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