def foo(x): a,b = (0,"") for i in x: if i != " ": b+=i else: print ("this is b",b) a = a + int(b) print ("this is a",a) b = "" print ("final a ",a)
this should help you solve it. figure a way to add the last number. if any troubles ask again. Thanks [😊] ________________________________ From: Tutor <tutor-bounces+itetteh34=hotmail....@python.org> on behalf of Bob Gailer <bgai...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:26 PM To: LQ Soh Cc: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] Adding numbers within a string On Oct 12, 2016 4:09 AM, "LQ Soh" <sohlq...@gmail.com> wrote: > > To whom it may concern, > Can someone enlighten me as to how you can create a function such > that sum_numbers('10 5 8'), when run, will give an answer of 23, without > using str.split() and using a for loop def sum_numbers(x): for x in [1]: print(23) Your instructor will probably be displeased with that answer, but it meets the requirements. It would be nice if our teachers could models writing good requirements. What do you think a good requirement statement would be? _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor Tutor Info Page - mail.python.org Mailing Lists<https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor> mail.python.org This list is for folks who want to ask questions regarding how to learn computer programming with the Python language and its standard library. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor Tutor Info Page - mail.python.org Mailing Lists<https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor> mail.python.org This list is for folks who want to ask questions regarding how to learn computer programming with the Python language and its standard library. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor