Python: Calculate Sum of numbers as elements of a List

We can make use of the the built-in sum() function. Let's take a look at a few examples.

Example 1: Calculate the sum of a list of integers

int_numbers = [11, 5, 2, 17, 32, 81, 52]

sum_of_int_list = sum(int_numbers)

print(f"Sum of {int_numbers}: ", sum_of_int_list)

Output:

Sum of [11, 5, 2, 17, 32, 81, 52]:  200

Example 2: Calculate the sum of a list of floats

float_numbers = [11.2, 5.11, 2.75, 17.56, 32.43, 81.45, 52.24]

sum_of_float_list = sum(float_numbers)

print(f"Sum of {float_numbers}: ", sum_of_float_list)

Sum of [11.2, 5.11, 2.75, 17.56, 32.43, 81.45, 52.24]:  202.74

Example 3: Sum of random numbers