On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 5:54 AM, Tim Golden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul Melvin wrote:
>>
>> If I have a set of numbers, or strings etc. which have been generated and
>> I then want to do something with them, for example a sum function call. Is
>> the best way to put those items in a list, or similar container, before
>> applying the function.
Putting them in a list is one way, sometimes you can just handle them
as they are generated.
> If you're getting a user to enter them (say) by raw_input, you'll
> need to create your own list:
>
> <code>
>
> nums = []
> while True:
> snum = raw_input ("Enter number (0 to finish): ")
> num = int (snum)
> if num == 0:
> break
> else:
> nums.append (num)
>
> print nums, "->", sum (nums)
>
> </code>
Or add each number to a running total within the loop:
total = 0
while True:
snum = raw_input ("Enter number (0 to finish): ")
num = int (snum)
if num == 0:
break
else:
total += num
print nums, "->", total
Kent
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