David M. Synck wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am fairly new to Python and trying to figure out a syntax error
> concerning lists and iteration through the same. What I am trying to do is
> sum a list of float values and store the sum in a variable for use later.
>
> The relevant code looks like this -
>
> def getCredits():
>
> """ This function asks the user to input any credits not shown on their
> bank statement
>
> It returns the sum(converted to float) of the entered credits """
>
> global credits
> credlist = []
> credits = 0.0
> temp = 0.0
> print "Now you need to enter any credits not shown on your bank statement
> \n"
> print "Please enter a zero (0) once all credits have been entered \n"
> raw_input("Hit 'Enter' to continue \n")
> temp = float(raw_input("Please enter the first credit \n"))
>
> while temp != 0:
> credlist.append(temp)
> temp = float(raw_input("Please enter the next credit \n"))
>
> i = 0
> for i in credlist:
> credits += credlist[i]
> i = i + 1
>
> return credits
>
David
replace these lines:
i = 0
for i in credlist:
credits += credlist[i]
i = i + 1
with these:
for i in credlist:
credits += i
the 'for' loop handles the indexing for you. maybe read 'for' as
'foreach' until it becomes more familiar.
Hope that helps.
Gerard
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