The min() method in Python number returns the smallest of its arguments i.e. the value which is closest to the negative infinity. The Python min() belongs to the list functions. Furthermore, if min() Python number method is called with an iterable then it possibly returns the smallest of item into it, however, if the iterable is empty then it would return a default value preassuming it to be provided, otherwise, it would raise a ValueError exception. Moreover, if the min() method in Python number is called over with multiple arguments then it would return the minimum value within a list.
Following is the syntax for min() method -
min( x, y, z, .... )
This method returns the smallest of its arguments.
The following example shows the usage of min() method.
#!/usr/bin/python print "min(80, 100, 1000) : ", min(80, 100, 1000) print "min(-20, 100, 400) : ", min(-20, 100, 400) print "min(-80, -20, -10) : ", min(-80, -20, -10) print "min(0, 100, -400) : ", min(0, 100, -400)
When we run the above program, it produces the following result:
min(80, 100, 1000) : 80 min(-20, 100, 400) : -20 min(-80, -20, -10) : -80 min(0, 100, -400) : -400
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