Answers for "how to find the max and min element of a list in python"

min and max number in list python

def Max_min(list_of_number):
    largest_number = 0
    smallest_number = 0
    for num in list_of_number:
        if num > largest_number:
            largest_number = num
        elif num < smallest_number:
            smallest_number = num
    return "Largest number ="+ str(largest_number) + "Smallest Number="+str(smallest_number)

max of a list in python

#!/usr/bin/python

list1, list2 = [123, 'xyz', 'zara', 'abc'], [456, 700, 200]
print "Max value element : ", max(list1)
print "Max value element : ", max(list2)