def total_or_average():
    input_set = []
    how_many = input("How many numbers do you want to " + command + "?  ")
    howmany = int(how_many)
    total = 0
    for number_count in range(howmany):
            number = input("Enter number " + str(number_count + 1) + "> ")
            input_set.append(number)
            total = total + int(number)
            average = total / howmany
    if command == "total":
        result = total
    elif command == "average":
        result = average

    print("the " +command+ " of" + str(input_set) + " is " + str(result))