forloop to compute sum by alternating from addition to subtraction

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Apr-02-2022, 08:21 AM (This post was last modified: Apr-02-2022, 08:22 AM by deanhystad.)

sign = 1
total = 0
for x in range(1, 1002, 2):
    total += sign/x
    sign = -sign
print(total)

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RE: forloop to compute sum by alternating from addition to subtraction - by deanhystad - Apr-02-2022, 08:21 AM

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