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Andrew Macfarlane
463 PointsStuck after first line. I have def add_list(a,b,c): as my first line of code but I'm unsure what to do after that.
Hey I've looked at this for a while now so any help would be greatly appreciated. I know the syntax I need to use to start the function I just don't know how to plug in numbers for the variables I created and I have no Idea why I would need a for loop for this exercise.
# 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(a,b,c):
summarize = a+b+c
2 Answers

Logan R
22,989 PointsYour problem is that you assumed they would enter in the list manually but really they are passing in a list, so instead you should change your arguments to take in a list.
def add_list(list):
summarize = 0
# A for loop that loops through all of the items in the list and adds each one to summarize
return summarize
Hopes this helps you out!

Tristan Gaebler
6,204 PointsHere is what I did. Tell me if It works
'' def add_list(arg): return sum(arg)