add integer items in list in python code example

Example 1: how do i add the integers in a list with itsself in python

x = [2, 4, 7, 12, 3]
sum_of_all_numbers= sum(x) 

or

x = [2, 4, 7, 12, 3] 
sum_of_all_numbers= reduce(lambda q,p: p+q, x)

Example 2: append integer to list python

foo = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
foo.append(4)
foo.append([8,7])    
print(foo)            # [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, [8, 7]]