# Complete the recursive case: when an item is a list, add the result of recursing into it to the tota

Canonical URL: <https://datadriven.io/problems/complete-the-recursive-case-when-an-item-is-a-list-add-the-ef62002b>

Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Complete the recursive case: when an item is a list, add the result of recursing into it to the total.

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