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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T00:47:15+00:00 2026-05-27T00:47:15+00:00

Very basic question here (I’ve just started with Python). I have a list object.

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Very basic question here (I’ve just started with Python).

I have a list object. It contains five numbers [3,6,2,3,1]

I want find the sum of the first, third and fourth numbers in the list.

What is the syntax?

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    2026-05-27T00:47:16+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 12:47 am

    You can for instance sum elements #1, #3, and #4 with the flexible expression

    sum(my_list[i] for i in (0, 2, 3))
    

    The index of the first element is 0 [not 1], etc., i.e. my_list[0] is the first element (with value 3, in the original question), etc.

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