DS$2500$

Spring $2024$

PPP$1$

Deadline: January $19$th$,2024$ @ $9$:$30$am

PPPs are autograded, so the specs must match exactly

We do not accept late submissions, but we drop $2$ PPPs $($out of $6$ total$)$

Filename: ppp$\_1.$py

Write the following function:

$*$ Name: sum$\_$column

$*$ Parameter: $2$d list of anything, int for column number $-$ optional

If no column number given, use $0$

$($data type in that column must be numeric$)$

$*$ Returns: sum of all values in the given column

For example:

Given $[[3,5,7],[10,10,10]],1$ your function should return $15$

Given $[[3,5,7],[10,10,10]],2$ your function should return $17$

Given $[[3,5],[5,8],[0,-1]]$ your function should return $8$