non-iterables
min(arg1, arg2, *args, key)
max(arg1, arg2, *args, key)
iterables
min(iterable, *iterables, key, default)
max(iterable, *iterables, key, default)
# Example on non iterables min_result = min(4, -5, 23, 5, 10, -10) print("The minimum number is:", min_result) max_result = max(4, -5, 23, 5, 10, -10) print("The maximum number is:", max_result)
# Example on a list number = [3, 2, 8, 5, 10, 6] smallest_number = min(number) print("The smallest number is:", smallest_number) largest_number = max(number) print("The largest number is:", largest_number)
len
as key:# Example using key languages = ["Python", "C Programming", "Java", "JavaScript"] smallest_string = min(languages, key = len); print("The smallest string is:", smallest_string) largest_string = max(languages, key = len); print("The largest string is:", largest_string)
def findMax(num): rem = 0 while(num): rem = num%10 return rem print('Number with max remainder is:', max(11,48,33,17,19, key=findMax)) num = [11,48,33,17] print('Number with min remainder is:', min(num, key=findMax))
# Find out who is the youngest and eldest student def myFunc(e): return e[1] # return age L = [('Sam', 35),('Tom', 25),('Bob', 30)] min_x = min(L, key=myFunc) print("Youngest student is: ", min_x) max_x = max(L, key=myFunc) print("eldest student is:",max_x)
# Example of min() on Dictionaries square = {2: 4, 3: 9, -1: 1, -2: 4} # the smallest key key1 = min(square) print("The smallest key:", key1) # the key whose value is the smallest key2 = min(square, key = lambda k: square[k]) print("The key with the smallest value:", key2) # getting the smallest value print("The smallest value:", square[key2])
# Example of max() on Dictionaries square = {2: 4, -3: 9, -1: 1, -2: 4} # the largest key key1 = max(square) print("The largest key:", key1) # the key whose value is the largest key2 = max(square, key = lambda k: square[k]) print("The key with the largest value:", key2) # getting the largest value print("The largest value:", square[key2])
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