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Start your free trialERDAL DINCER
1,635 Pointsdef calculate_total(*args): total=sum(args) print(total) calculate_total(10,20,30,40)
def calculate_total(*args): total=sum(args) print(total) calculate_total(10,20,30,40) How can I make this code line without using the function of sum , if possible with for
2 Answers
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5,440 PointsHi Erdal.
Since you're using *args, you can pass a variable number of arguments to the function. You can access them as if they were a list within the function itself. Here's an example to answer your question:
def calculate_total(*args):
sum= 0
for arg in args:
sum += arg
return sum
print(calculate_total(1, 2, 3, 4, 5))
#Should print 15
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsAs Michael pointed out, one way to do this is with a "for" loop. Here's another one (but "reduce" might not have been introduced yet in the course):
from functools import reduce
def calculate_total(*args):
return reduce(lambda x, y: x+y, args)