On 2020-11-04, Quentin Bock <qberz2...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, I'm newer to Python and I'm messing around with math functions and > multiplication, etc. here is my line of code: > > def multiply(numbers): > total = 1 > for x in numbers: > total *= x > return total > print(multiply((8, 2, 3, -1, 7))) > > When I run this, my answer is 8 but it should be 336 can some help ._.
1. If you're using tabs to indent; don't. It results in hard-to diagnose problems. Use spaces to indent. 2. Cut/past the exact code when asking questions. The code you posted does not print 8. It doesn't run at all: $ cat bar.py def multiply(numbers): total = 1 for x in numbers: total *= x return total print(multiply((8, 2, 3, -1, 7))) $ python bar.py File "bar.py", line 3 for x in numbers: ^ IndentationError: unexpected indent 3. The answer you want is not 336, it's -336: $ cat foo.py def multiply(numbers): total = 1 for x in numbers: total *= x return total print(multiply((8,2,3,-1,7))) $ python foo.py -336 4. I suspect that your actual code looks like this: $ cat foo.py def multiply(numbers): total = 1 for x in numbers: total *= x return total print(multiply((8,2,3,-1,7))) $ python foo.py 8 See the difference between #3 and #4? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list