def sum_arr(n): res = 0 for x in n: res += x return res nums = [52345,746587,98589,54398,9348,45887,49856] test = sum_arr(nums) #sum() is Pythons built in method of adding all the elements in a list if test == sum(nums): print("Sum of arr: {}".format(test)) else: print("Func dosen't work!") # Most simple algorithm ever! Isn't it!