Calculating the Sum of Elements in a List
In this section, we will define a list of numbers and compute the sum of its elements.
Example
Input:
[12, 15, 3, 10]
Output:
40
Example 1: Using a Loop
total = 0
list1 = [11, 5, 17, 18, 23]
for ele in range(0, len(list1)):
total += list1[ele]
print("Sum of list elements:", total)Output:
Sum of list elements: 74
In this example, we use a for loop to iterate through the list and sum its elements.
Example 2: Using a while Loop
total = 0
ele = 0
list1 = [11, 5, 17, 18, 23]
while(ele < len(list1)):
total += list1[ele]
ele += 1
print("Sum of list elements:", total)Output:
Sum of list elements: 74
In this example, we use a while loop to calculate the sum of the list elements.
Example 3: Using Recursion
list1 = [11, 5, 17, 18, 23]
def sumOfList(lst, size):
if size == 0:
return 0
else:
return lst[size - 1] + sumOfList(lst, size - 1)
total = sumOfList(list1, len(list1))
print("Sum of list elements:", total)Output:
Sum of list elements: 74
In this example, we use a recursive function to compute the sum of the list elements.
