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Adding new built-in function sum, with docs and tests.

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Alex Martelli 2003-04-22 08:12:33 +00:00
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@ -897,6 +897,14 @@ class C:
\versionadded{2.2}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{sum}{sequence\optional{start=0}}
Sums up the items of a \var{sequence}, from left to right, and returns
the total. The \var{sequence}'s items are normally numbers, and are
not allowed to be strings. The fast, correct way to join up a
sequence of strings is by calling \code{''.join(\var{sequence})}.
\versionadded{2.3}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{super}{type\optional{object-or-type}}
Return the superclass of \var{type}. If the second argument is omitted
the super object returned is unbound. If the second argument is an