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  Hi am new to python Chubasco Diranga <alpharulz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 16:27 -0700
    Re: Hi am new to python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 17:34 -0600
    Re: Hi am new to python Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2015-08-31 16:36 -0700
    Re: Hi am new to python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 10:01 +1000
    Re: Hi am new to python Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-09-01 10:22 +1000

#95802 — Hi am new to python

Can anyone please help me with the following please?

My question is in a while loop; how do l sum all the numbers in the given list (list_a)?

list_a = [8, 5, 2, 4]
sum_a = 0 # for storing the sum of list_a
i = 0 # for looping through the list_a# Use a while loop to sum all numbers in list_a# If you store the sums into sum_a
print(sum_a) # should print 19

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#95803

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Chubasco Diranga <alpharulz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can anyone please help me with the following please?
>
> My question is in a while loop; how do l sum all the numbers in the given list (list_a)?
>
> list_a = [8, 5, 2, 4]
> sum_a = 0 # for storing the sum of list_a
> i = 0 # for looping through the list_a# Use a while loop to sum all numbers in list_a# If you store the sums into sum_a
> print(sum_a) # should print 19

You don't need a loop at all. Take a look at the builtin sum function:
https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/functions.html#sum

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#95804

On 8/31/2015 4:27 PM, Chubasco Diranga wrote:
> Can anyone please help me with the following please?
>
> My question is in a while loop; how do l sum all the numbers in the given list (list_a)?
>
> list_a = [8, 5, 2, 4]
> sum_a = 0 # for storing the sum of list_a
> i = 0 # for looping through the list_a# Use a while loop to sum all numbers in list_a# If you store the sums into sum_a
> print(sum_a) # should print 19

You should familiarize yourself with the language -- there's a really 
easy answer to this.

Review the tutorial at https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/

Emile

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#95805

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Chubasco Diranga <alpharulz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can anyone please help me with the following please?
>
> My question is in a while loop; how do l sum all the numbers in the given list (list_a)?
>
> list_a = [8, 5, 2, 4]
> sum_a = 0 # for storing the sum of list_a
> i = 0 # for looping through the list_a# Use a while loop to sum all numbers in list_a# If you store the sums into sum_a
> print(sum_a) # should print 19

This is not a "do my homework for me" list.

ChrisA

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#95806

Chubasco Diranga <alpharulz@gmail.com> writes:

> Can anyone please help me with the following please?

Welcome!

Is this a homework assignment? It's okay to ask for help with those, but
we're not going to do the work for you.

> My question is in a while loop; how do l sum all the numbers in the
> given list (list_a)?

There is a built-in function to do that. Have you completed the Python
tutorial <URL:https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/>?

You may also want to participate in the ‘tutor’ forum for Python
<URL:https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor> which is
specialised to help beginners in Python.

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Ben Finney

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