In python 3.8:
def func(value_list):
lst = [x for x in value_list if type(x) == int or type(x) == float]
return sum(lst)
print(func(["h", "w", 32, 342.23, 'j']))
This is one solution using list comprehensions. I prefer this route because the code is concise.
def func(value_list):
total = 0
for x in value_list:
if type(x) == int or type(x) == float:
total += x
return total
print(func(["h", "w", 32, 342.23, 'j']))
This is the way as described in your problem.