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min() function in Python List

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It is an inbuilt function in python that returns the min value among all the numbers, if string is involved it returns the alphabetical character with the lowest ascii value.

Syntax:

min(list_name)

Don’t know what is max function in Python List? Read: max() function in Python List

Example 1:

# Python program to understand min() function in list
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s = [85, 55, 47, 98, 32, 65, 62, 54] 
x = min(s)
print(x)

Output:

32

Explanation:

Here the lowest number in the list is 32. Hence it returned 32.

Example 2:

# Python program to understand min() function in list
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s = ["a", "k", "z", "h"] 
x = min(s)
print(x)

Output:

a

Explanation:

Here the ascii value of “a” is the lowest among all other characters. Hence it returned “a”.

Example 3:

# Python program to understand min() function in list
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s = ["code", "and", "hustle"]
x = min(s)
print(x)

Output:

and

Explanation:

Here the ascii value of “a” in “and” is the lowest among all other characters. Hence it returned “and”.

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