Python: Sum all the items in a dictionary

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10. Sum All Items in a Dictionary

Write a Python program to sum all the items in a dictionary.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Create a dictionary 'my_dict' with key-value pairs.
my_dict = {'data1': 100, 'data2': -54, 'data3': 247}
# Use the 'sum' function to calculate the sum of all values in the 'my_dict' dictionary.
# 'my_dict.values()' extracts the values from the dictionary, and 'sum' calculates their sum.
result = sum(my_dict.values())
# Print the result, which is the sum of the values.
print(result) 

Sample Output:

293 

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to calculate the sum of all values in a dictionary where values are numbers.
• Write a Python program to use a for-loop to iterate over dictionary values and compute their total sum.
• Write a Python program to implement a function that returns the sum of the items of a dictionary using the sum() function.
• Write a Python program to combine values of a dictionary with a reduce() function to compute their sum.

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