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Python Python Basics (Retired) Putting the "Fun" Back in "Function" Functions

Posted by John Smith
John Smith
2,184 Points

how do i complete fun function challenge 2?

Hey guys i'm stuck and I don't know what i'm doing wrong. Here's my error TypeError: Can't convert 'builtin_function_or_method' object to str implicitly

functions.py 
def add_list(list):
    sum = 0
    for items in list:
        sum = sum + items
    return sum 

add_list([1, 2, 3])

def summarize(list):
    return("The sum of ") + str(list) + ("is ") + sum

1 Answer

William Li
PLUS
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

very closed, only couple issues here.

  1. Spacing in the output string is a bit off; need to have a space before ("is ")
  2. you call the sum function without the argument it requires.
def summarize(list):
    return("The sum of ") + str(list) + (" is ") + str(sum(list))

this should fix it.