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Re: Hi am new to python

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From Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date 2015-08-31 17:34 -0600
Subject Re: Hi am new to python
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
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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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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

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