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Python

Posted by Hemant Chaparala
Hemant Chaparala
136 Points

Issue with Python: Functions Code Challenge Step 2

Question asks:

Now, make a function named summarize that also takes a list. It should return the string "The sum of X is Y.", replacing "X" with the string version of the list and "Y" with the sum total of the list.

I am also pasting answer to step 1 as it relates:

def add_list(list):
  sum = 0
  for item in list:
    sum += item
  return sum

def summarize(list2):
  print("The sum of {} is {}".format(str(list2), add_list(list2))

I am not certain what I am doing incorrectly. Any advice would be appreciated.

1 Answer

Mikael Enarsson
Mikael Enarsson
7,056 Points

You should return the string, not print it.