Python min() Function

Description

The min() function returns the smallest of its arguments, that is, the value closest to negative infinity, or the smallest number in an iterable (a list or tuple).

Syntax

The following is the syntax for the min() function:

min( x, y, z, .... )
min([x,y,z, . . ])

Parameters

• x − This is a numeric expression.

• y − This is also a numeric expression.

• z − This is also a numeric expression.

Return Value

This method returns the minimum of its arguments.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the min() method.

x = -45
y = 90
z = 55
smallest = min(x,y,z)
print ("x: ",x,"y:",y, "z:",z, "min(x,y,z): ", smallest)

x=[45, 90, 55]

smallest = min(x)
print ("x: ",x,"min(x): ", smallest)

x = 4+5j
y = 1+2j
z = 5-4j
smallest = min(x,y,z)
print ("x: ",x,"y:",y, "z:",z, "min(x,y,z): ", smallest)

When we run the above program, it produces the following output.

x: -45 y: 90 z: 55 min(x,y,z): -45
x: [45, 90, 55] min(x): 45
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/cg/root/64a3d0ad4c0e6/main.py", line 12, in <module>
    smallest = min(x,y,z)
               ^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'complex' and 'complex'