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* bugfix: Add empty list detection for find_max/min * fix shebangs check
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827 B
Python
36 lines
827 B
Python
from __future__ import annotations
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def find_min(nums: list[int | float]) -> int | float:
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"""
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Find Minimum Number in a List
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:param nums: contains elements
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:return: min number in list
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>>> for nums in ([3, 2, 1], [-3, -2, -1], [3, -3, 0], [3.0, 3.1, 2.9]):
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... find_min(nums) == min(nums)
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True
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True
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True
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True
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>>> find_min([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, -3, 24, -56])
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-56
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>>> find_min([])
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Traceback (most recent call last):
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...
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ValueError: find_min() arg is an empty sequence
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"""
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if len(nums) == 0:
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raise ValueError("find_min() arg is an empty sequence")
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min_num = nums[0]
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for num in nums:
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if min_num > num:
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min_num = num
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return min_num
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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import doctest
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doctest.testmod(verbose=True)
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