fsum() function exists in Standard math Library of Python Programming Language. The purpose of this function is, to sum up, all the values in any iterable (tuples, lists) accurately.
Syntax of fsum() Function in Python
The syntax of
fsum() function in Python is:math.fsum( iterable )
fsum() Function Parameters
iterable – Lists and Tuples containing valid Python numbers as items.Note: If items in iterable (tuples, lists) are not number,
fsum() returns an TypeError.
Python fsum() Function Compatibility
Python 2.x – Yes
Python 3.x – Yes
Python 3.x – Yes
fsum() Function Return Value
fsum() returns an accurate sum of any iterable as a floating point number.
Python fsum() Function Example
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | # import math library import math print(math.fsum([25,23,12,56])) print(math.fsum([.1,.1,.1,.1])) print(math.fsum((25,23,13,56))) i = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7] print(math.fsum((i))) |
Output of Python fsum() function:
116.0
0.4
117.0
28.0