min()Easy Examples

Returns the smallest item in an iterable or among arguments

Basic min() usage

Simple demonstration of the min() built-in function.

python
print(min(1, 5, 3))
print(min([10, 20, 5, 15]))
print(min("hello"))

min() is a built-in function that returns the smallest item in an iterable or among arguments.

min() with different inputs

Calling min() with various argument types.

python
# More min() examples
print("min() is a Python built-in function")
print(f"Type: {type(min)}")

min() accepts different types of arguments and produces corresponding results.

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