Question

create your own min function that finds the minimum element in a list and use it in a separate function

Answer 1

Answer:

def minfunction(mylist):

   min = mylist[0]

   for i in mylist:

       if i < min:

           min = i

   print("The minimum is: "+str(min))

   

def anotherfunction():

   mylist = []

   n = int(input("Length of list: "))

   for i in range(n):

       listelement = int(input(": "))

       mylist.append(listelement)

   minfunction(mylist)

   

anotherfunction()

Explanation:

This solution is implemented in Python

This defines the min function

def minfunction(mylist):

This initializes the minimum element to the first index element

   min = mylist[0]

This iterates through the list

   for i in mylist:

This checks for the minimum

       if i < min:

... and assigns the minimum to variable min

           min = i

This prints the minimum element

   print("The minimum is: "+str(min))

   

This defines a separate function. This  separate function is used to input items into the list

def anotherfunction():

This defines an empty list

   mylist = []

This prompts user for length of list

   n = int(input("Length of list: "))

The following iteration inputs elements into the list

   for i in range(n):

       listelement = int(input(": "))

       mylist.append(listelement)

This calls the minimum function

   minfunction(mylist)

   

The main starts here and this calls the separate function

anotherfunction()