<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Calculate the sum of the numbers given in the following list using Python.
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

# Calculate the sum 
sum_nums = sum(my_list)

print(sum_nums) 
# Output: 15<|im_end|>
