[Tutor] Summing arrays

[Alan Gauld]

On 16/03/17 05:11, Aaliyah Ebrahim wrote:

> def sum2(N):
> 
>     b = np.arange(1,N+1,1)
>     mylist = [ ]
>     for i in b:
>         terms = 2*(1+3**(i-1))
>         a = mylist.append[terms]
>     return np.sum(mylist)

> terms = 2*(1+3**(i-1))----> 9         mylist.append[terms]     10
> return np.sum(mylist)     11
> TypeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object is not subscriptable

You are using [] to call append instead of ().
It should be
a = mylist.append(terms)

However, most of your function could be replaced by
a list comprehension:

def sum2(N):
    mylist = [2*(1+3**(i-1)) for i in np.arange(1,N+1,1) ]
    return np.sum(mylist)

And I'm not sure the np versions of the functions will
give much advantage over the standard range() and sum()

Any time you see a structure like

aList = []
for <some iteration>
   aList.append(<some expression>)

You should consider whether a comprehension would
be more suitable

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