Python: Sum of two lowest negative numbers of a given array of integers

Python List: Exercise - 213 with Solution

Write a Python program to calculate the sum of two lowest negative numbers in a given array of integers.

An integer (from the Latin integer meaning "whole") is colloquially defined as a number that can be written without a fractional component. For example, 21, 4, 0, and −2048 are integers.

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

def test(nums):
    result = sorted([item for item in nums if item < 0])
    return result[0]+result[1]

nums = [-14, 15, -10, -11, -12, -13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
print("Original list elements:")
print(nums)
print("Sum of two lowest negative numbers of the said array of integers: ",test(nums))
nums = [-4, 5, -2, 0, 3, -1, 4 , 9]
print("\nOriginal list elements:")
print(nums)
print("Sum of two lowest negative numbers of the said array of integers: ",test(nums))

Sample Output:

Original list elements:
[-14, 15, -10, -11, -12, -13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
Sum of two lowest negative numbers of the said array of integers:  -27

Original list elements:
[-4, 5, -2, 0, 3, -1, 4, 9]
Sum of two lowest negative numbers of the said array of integers:  -6

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Sample Solution-2:

Python Code:

def test(nums):
    return sum([el for el in sorted(nums) if el < 0][:2])

nums = [-14, 15, -10, -11, -12, -13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
print("Original list elements:")
print(nums)
print("Sum of two lowest negative numbers of the said array of integers: ",test(nums))
nums = [-4, 5, -2, 0, 3, -1, 4 , 9]
print("\nOriginal list elements:")
print(nums)
print("Sum of two lowest negative numbers of the said array of integers: ",test(nums))

Sample Output:

Original list elements:
[-14, 15, -10, -11, -12, -13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
Sum of two lowest negative numbers of the said array of integers:  -27

Original list elements:
[-4, 5, -2, 0, 3, -1, 4, 9]
Sum of two lowest negative numbers of the said array of integers:  -6

Flowchart:

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