Adding odd numbers in a list

Question

I am trying to find the sum of all odd numbers within a given range but I cannot figure out how to specify which numbers are odd. My professor said to use \"for num in numbe

Answer 1

You could do this:

def addOddNumbers(numbers):
    return sum(num for num in numbers if num % 2 == 1) # or use print instead of return

To print it if you use return, you would precede the function call with the print statement:

print addOddNumbers(numbers)

your statement return sum just returns the sum function(nothing else) and exits the addOddNumbers function.

print sum(numbers) actually just prints the sum of EVERY number in numbers:

you for loop if would need a variable to keep track of your total:

total = 0
for n in numbers:
    if n % 2 == 1:
        total += n # total accumulates the sum of all odd numbers then you can return or print it