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Python min() function

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Python min() function

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- When you're working with numerical data in Python, the built-in function Min can be fundamental to your work. The min function takes in either a sequence as input or a series of two or more items as inputs. When given a sequence min returns the smallest item in the sequence. When given a series of two or more items, min returns the smallest item among them. Now I'll be walking through a few examples to illustrate how min works. First, let's say that I have a variable named nums that contains a tuple of integers. To find the smallest item in this tuple. I can call the min function and pass it nums. It would look like this. When I run this cell, I get -2, which is indeed the smallest item in nums. Next, say that I have a variable named listF that contains a list of floating point numbers. To find the smallest item in this list, I can call the min function and pass in list F. It would look like this. When I run the cell,…

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