Python - min() method example

The min() function returns the smallest number from given numbers.

x = min(2, 5)
print(x)  # 2

print(min(1, 2))  # 1
print(min(1.5, 2.0))  # 1.5

1. Documentation

min(x1, x2, ... , xN)

min(iterable)

2. Getting min value from array examples

2.1. With min() method

array = [3, 2, 7, 5]

print(min(array))  # 2

2.2. By comparing all the elements in the array

import math


def min_value(array):
    result = math.inf

    for item in array:
        if item < result:
            result = item

    return result


numbers = [2, 3, 8, 1, 5]

print(min_value(numbers))  # 1

References

1. Maxima and minima - Wikipedia