Python: Sum a list of numbers

Python List: Exercise - 208 with Solution

Sum a list of numbers. Write a Python program to sum the first number with the second and divide it by 2, then sum the second with the third and divide by 2, and so on.
Equation: (element 0 + element 1) / 2, (element 1 + element 2) / 2, ... etc.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

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def test(list1):
    result =   [(x + y) / 2.0 for (x, y) in zip(list1[:-1], list1[1:])]
    return list(result)

nums =  [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("\nSum the said list of numbers:")
print(test(nums))

nums =  [0,1,-3,3,7,-5,6,7,11]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("\nSum the said list of numbers:")
print(test(nums))

Sample Output:

Original list:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Sum the said list of numbers:
[1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 6.5]

Original list:
[0, 1, -3, 3, 7, -5, 6, 7, 11]

Sum the said list of numbers:
[0.5, -1.0, 0.0, 5.0, 1.0, 0.5, 6.5, 9.0]

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