Sum of specific elements in list python

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Given a list of numbers, write a Python program to find the sum of all the elements in the list.

Example:  

Input: [12, 15, 3, 10]
Output: 40

Input: [17, 5, 3, 5]
Output: 30

Example #1: 

Python3

total = 0

list1 = [11, 5, 17, 18, 23]

for ele in range(0, len(list1)):

    total = total + list1[ele]

print("Sum of all elements in given list: ", total)

Output

Sum of all elements in given list:  74

Example #2 : Using while() loop  

Python3

total = 0

ele = 0

list1 = [11, 5, 17, 18, 23]

while(ele < len(list1)):

    total = total + list1[ele]

    ele += 1

print("Sum of all elements in given list: ", total)

Output: 
 

Sum of all elements in given list:  74

Example #3: Recursive way  

Python3

list1 = [11, 5, 17, 18, 23]

def sumOfList(list, size):

    if (size == 0):

        return 0

    else:

        return list[size - 1] + sumOfList(list, size - 1)

total = sumOfList(list1, len(list1))

print("Sum of all elements in given list: ", total)

Output

Sum of all elements in given list:  74

Example #4: Using sum() method  

Python3

list1 = [11, 5, 17, 18, 23]

total = sum(list1)

print("Sum of all elements in given list: ", total)

Output: 

Sum of all elements in given list:  74

Example 5: Using add() function of operator module

First we have to import the operator module then using the add() function of operator module adding the all values in the list. 

Python3

from operator import*

list1 = [12, 15, 3, 10]

result = 0

for i in list1:

    result = add(i, 0)+result

print(result)

Method 6: Using enumerate function

Python3

list1 = [12, 15, 3, 10];s=0

for i,a in enumerate(list1):

  s+=a

print(s)

Method 7: Using list comprehension 

Python3

list1 = [12, 15, 3, 10]

s=[i for i in list1]

print(sum(s))

Method 8: Using lambda function

Python3

list1 = [12, 15, 3, 10]

print(sum(list(filter(lambda x: (x),list1))))

Method: Using add operator 

Python3

import operator

list1 = [12, 15, 3, 10] ;s=0

for i in list1:

  s=s+operator.add(0,i)

print(s)