Adding a list function

Question

Write a function that accepts a list of integers and returns the sum of all the numbers in the list. Assume that the input list contains only numbers. Do NOT use the built-in sum() function.

a = [5,6,8,9,7,6]
total = 0
def add_num(a):
for n in a:
total = total + n
return total
print(add_num(a))

Answer 1

the return is inside the for loop that stops the loop put it outside

Answer 2

https://code.sololearn.com/cK3ayI7E6dn2/?ref=app