Calculate Average in Python

Introduction

In Python, calculating the average of a set of numbers is a common task. In this challenge, you will be asked to write a function that takes in two or more numbers and returns their average.

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Average

Write a function called average that takes in two or more numbers and returns their average. Your function should follow these guidelines:

Use sum() to sum all of the args provided, divide by len().
The function should be able to handle any number of arguments.
The function should return a float.

def average(*args):
  return sum(args, 0.0) / len(args)

average(*[1, 2, 3]) ## 2.0
average(1, 2, 3) ## 2.0

Summary

In this challenge, you have written a function that calculates the average of two or more numbers. You have used the sum() function to add up all of the numbers and then divided by the number of arguments using len(). This is a useful function to have in your Python toolbox for future projects.