Python · Types and built-ins

min() / max()

Returns the smallest or largest value. Pass key= for custom ordering.

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Syntax

min(values)

Example

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print(min([4, 9, 2]), max([4, 9, 2]))
print(min(["ccc", "a", "bb"], key=len))

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