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MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
6,766 Pointsfunction task add_list
help please guys, i have been stuck on this task forever, why is my function returning 1
# 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.
def add_list(calculator):
my_counter = 0
for item in calculator:
my_counter += item
return my_counter
def summarize_list(calculator):
print("The sum of {} is {}.".format(calculator, add_list(calculator)))
calculator = [1, 2, 3]
summarize_list(calculator)
1 Answer
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 PointsHello Dephine.
The indentation of the return statement is wrong in the add_list function definition.
With the indentation you provided the function returns the total at the end of the first loop cycle.
Try setting, on the return line, the same indentation of the the for loop line.
This should work for you, you are very close to the right solution and then you can move on to the next task.
Let me know if still struggling.
Vittorio
MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
6,766 PointsMUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
6,766 Pointsthanks dude
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 PointsVittorio Somaschini
33,371 PointsGood!
Please remove the other question as it is a duplicate of this one.
;)
Vittorio