How can I multiply all items in a list together with python ?

Question

I want to create a function that takes a list of numbers, then multiplies the numbers together. 

Example:

[1,2,3,4,5,6] will give 1*2*3*4*5*6

Someone help me.

Answer 1

In case of Python 3, use functools.reduce

>>> from functools import reduce

>>> reduce(lambda x, y: x*y, [1,2,3,4,5,6])

720

In case of Python 2, try reduce:

>>> reduce(lambda x, y: x*y, [1,2,3,4,5,6])

720

try pip install six, which is compatible with python 2 and python 3, then:

>>> from six.moves import reduce

>>> reduce(lambda x, y: x*y, [1,2,3,4,5,6])

720

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