"Paul Melvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
For example, if I generate some numbers using range the only way I
could
easily sum them was to append them to a list and then call the sum
function,
if I tried without the list I couldn't sum them at all.
Lots of good general answers but specifically for a range try:
print sum( range(3,7) )
18
ie range() returns the numbers already in a list you don't
need to append them to another list.
BTW If you haven't already, take a look at my tutorial.
It compares Python to VBScript which is a modern version of Basic
It may bring back some of your old menories and help translate
those to Python.
HTH
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Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld
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