def max(a): max_elem = a[0] for element in a[1:]: # more efficient to use 'in a[1:]' # than 'in a' because already know that a[0] is initial # max and doesn't need to be rechecked if element > max_elem: max_elem = element return max_elem def min(a): min_elem = a[0] for element in a[1:]: if element < min_elem: min_elem = element return min_elem a = [3,5,1,4,2] print max(a) print min(a) ''' Sample run: 5 1 '''
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