Question
How could I find the minimum value without using min( )?
Answer
If you wanted to implement your own min() function, you could definitely do so! We haven’t quite learned all the parts of it yet, but if you’re up for a challenge, try to understand the basics of what is happening below:
def minimum(list):
current_min = list[0] # Start by assuming the first number is smallest
for num in list: # Loop through each number in the list
if num < current_min:
current_min = num # Update current_min if current number is less
return current_min
print minimum([1,2,3,-1]) # -1
You could make a very small modification to the above code to find max, as well!