""" Self Powers Problem 48 The series, 11 + 22 + 33 + ... + 1010 = 10405071317. Find the last ten digits of the series, 11 + 22 + 33 + ... + 10001000. """ try: xrange except NameError: xrange = range def solution(): """Returns the last 10 digits of the series, 11 + 22 + 33 + ... + 10001000. >>> solution() '9110846700' """ total = 0 for i in xrange(1, 1001): total += i ** i return str(total)[-10:] if __name__ == "__main__": print(solution())