Python: Calculate the sum over a container

Python Basic: Exercise-82 with Solution

Write a Python program to calculate the sum of all items of a container (tuple, list, set, dictionary).

Some objects contain references to other objects; these are called containers. Generally, containers provide a way to access the contained objects and to iterate over them. Examples of containers are lists, sets, tuples and dictionaries.

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Sample Solution:

Python Code:

s = sum([10,20,30])
print("\nSum of the container: ", s)
print()

Sample Output:

Sum of the container:  60

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list container:

Python Code:

nums = [10,20,30]
print("Original container:")
print(nums)
print(type(nums))
print("Sum of all items of the said container:", sum(nums))

Sample Output:

Original container:
[10, 20, 30]
<class 'list'>
Sum of all items of the said container: 60

dictionary container:

Python Code:

def dict_sum(nums):     
   num_sum = 0
   for i in nums:
       num_sum = num_sum + nums[i]     
   return num_sum
nums = {'a': 100, 'b':200, 'c':300, 'd':120}
print("Original container:")
print(nums)
print(type(nums))
print("Sum of all items of the said container:", dict_sum(nums))

Sample Output:

Original container:
{'a': 100, 'b': 200, 'c': 300, 'd': 120}
<class 'dict'>
Sum of all items of the said container: 720

set container:

Python Code:

nums = {7, 4, 9, 1, 3, 2}
print("The original container")
print(nums)
print(type(nums))
sum_tuple = sum(nums)
print("Sum of all items of the said container:", str(sum_tuple))

Sample Output:

The original container
{1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9}
<class 'set'>
Sum of all items of the said container: 26

tuple container:

Python Code:

nums = (7, 4, 9, 1, 3, 2)
print("The original container")
print(nums)
print(type(nums))
sum_tuple = sum(nums)
print("Sum of all items of the said container:", str(sum_tuple))

Sample Output:

The original container
(7, 4, 9, 1, 3, 2)
<class 'tuple'>
Sum of all items of the said container: 26

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