import json import sys filename = 'meat_consumption.json' def get_data(): try: with open(filename) as f: return json.load(f) except FileNotFoundError: open(filename, 'w') return json.loads("{}") def calculate_sum(data): return round(sum(data.values()), 4) if __name__ == '__main__': data = get_data() print(calculate_sum(data))