Can I get an example of how to solve the challenge question?

Question

Make a function named add_list that takes a list. The function should then add all of the items in the list together and return the total. Assume the list contains only numbers. You'll probably want to use a for loop. You will not need to use input().

functions.py

# add_list([1, 2, 3]) should return 6
# summarize([1, 2, 3]) should return "The sum of [1, 2, 3] is 6."
# Note: both functions will only take *one* argument each.

Answer 1 · 2015-01-30T01:14:18Z

January 30, 2015 1:14am

Here a for loop code i just made. Its pretty useless and there is a much 'efficient' way of doing it. Basically, the argument (num) is a list. The 'for loop' loops thought all the indexed item in the list and detects whether it holds the value '6'. It then returns True.

I think you can probably understand now how the exercise want you to design the code.

def find_six(num):
    '''([list of int]) -> bool
    Returns True iff it finds number 6.
    '''

    # Loops thought all the item in the list
    for each_num in num:
        # Returns True iff the item is equal to 6
        if (each_num == 6):
            return True

        else:
            pass

Answer 2 · 2015-01-29T18:43:43Z

January 29, 2015 6:43pm

Without knowing what you have tried so far, I will give you an answer in pseudo-code:

# Define add_list function which takes one argument for a list
  # Initialize variable for sum; set to 0
  # Loop through each number in the list
    # sum equals sum plus current number
  # Return the sum

Answer 3 · 2015-02-03T07:54:30Z

February 3, 2015 7:54am

Here's my code, I hope it helps. I was definitely overthinking it. My biggest problem was converting the list to string, but remembering to use .format() helped.

def add_list(nums):
  for items in nums:
    items += items
  return items

def summarize(nums):
  return "The sum of {} is {}.".format(nums, add_list(nums))

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