Min
Explore how to use Python's min function to efficiently find the smallest item in an iterable. Learn about handling empty iterables with the default argument and customizing comparisons with the key argument. Understand how min compares elements like lists or strings and returns the first minimum value it encounters.
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min function
min accepts an iterable and returns the minimum value from the iterable. For example:
The iterable can contain items of any type, provided they can be compared with each other. For example, it can contain strings or lists, which will be compared in a standard way. Here is an example with lists:
Lists are compared ...