Why is the output to this code 17?

sumDigits = 0
for c in str(1952):
sumDigits += int(c)
print sumDigits

Thanks!

Question

Why is the output  to this code 17?

sumDigits = 0
for c in str(1952):
    sumDigits += int(c)
print sumDigits

Thanks!

anonymous · Answer

Because 1+9+5+2 IS 17.
You are adding the digits together, and the program runs just right.
What did you plan to make it do?

anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much, what an obvious answer! I was reading the code the professor used at the end of the lecture, and I guess I was thrown off by the variable "c". Basically he just used "c" as a placeholder of sorts to hold the information of sumDigits for the string (1952).  
Thanks again!