Is there a Python function which sums all values in an array

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I would like to know if there is a Python function to easily sum all the values in a one or two dimensional array?

I have got an array like this:

array = [4,5,6,7,8,9]

I would normally write Python script like this(or in a function):

sum = 0
for i in array:
    sum = sum + i
print(sum)

However this become tiresome to write this code in every project I do.
Is there possibly a built-in Python function which would sum all values in an array?

Please, don't use `sum` as a variable name, its a builtin function already -- in particular, its the exact one you are looking for here. — costaparas, Feb 09 '21 at 10:25

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 09 '21 at 10:23

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Yes, the function name is sum.

array = [4,5,6,7,8,9]
print(sum(array))

answered Feb 09 '21 at 10:23

Krishna Chaurasia

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