python methods to parse a list of mile times in the format "MM:SS"

time_pace.py

"""Script to add up minutes:seconds and give average pace"""


def sum_times(*times):
    '''arg list of MM:SS'''
    return sum(map(lambda x: int(x.split(':')[0]) * 60 + int(x.split(':')[1]), times)), len(times)


def secs_to_mins(seconds, count):

    print "total time: {0:02d}:{1:02d}".format(seconds / 60, seconds % 60)
    print "Average pace {0:02d}:{1:02d}".format((seconds/count) / 60, (seconds/count) % 60)

if __name__ == "__main__":

    ts, count = sum_times("7:51", "6:59", "6:43")
    # secs_to_mins(ts, count)
    secs_to_mins(ts, 3)