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updated sum_of_digits_of_a_number to include negative numbers #3071

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10 changes: 7 additions & 3 deletions sum_of_digits_of_a_number.py
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>>> sum_of_digits(999)
27
>>> sum_of_digits(-123)
6
"""

import sys
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Compute the sum of the digits of an integer.

Args:
n:Non-negative integer
If the integer is negative , it is converted to postive interger and assigned to same number
n: Non-negative integer.
If the integer is negative, it is converted to positive before computing the sum.

Returns:
Sum of digits of the number.
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>>> sum_of_digits(405)
9
>>> sum_of_digits(-789)
24
"""
n=abs(n)
n = abs(n) # FIX: handle negative numbers
total = 0
while n > 0:
# Add last digit and remove it from n
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