Python Coding Challenge - Question with Answer (ID 020926)

 

Explanation:

1. Creating the Range

a, *b, c = range(6)

range(6) generates:

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2. Star Unpacking

a gets the first value → 0

*b collects the middle values → [1, 2, 3, 4]

c gets the last value → 5

So:

a = 0

b = [1, 2, 3, 4]

c = 5

3. Calculating sum(b)

sum(b)

gives:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10

4. Final Calculation

a + c + sum(b)

becomes:

0 + 5 + 10 = 15

5. Final Output

15

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