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Python Data Structures and Algorithms - Recursion: Sum of a list of numbers

Python Recursion: Exercise-1 with Solution

Write a Python program to calculate the sum of a list of numbers.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

def list_sum(num_List):
    if len(num_List) == 1:
        return num_List[0]
    else:
        return num_List[0] + list_sum(num_List[1:])
        
print(list_sum([2, 4, 5, 6, 7]))

Sample Output:

24

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Python: Tips of the Day

Maps the values of a list to a dictionary using a function, where the key-value pairs consist of the original value as the key and the result of the function as the value:

Example:

def tips_map_dictionary(itr, fn):
  ret = {}
  for a in itr:
    ret[a] = fn(a)
  return ret
print(tips_map_dictionary([2,4,6], lambda a: a * a))

Output:

{2: 4, 4: 16, 6: 36}

 





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