The min() function obtains the element with the lowest value or the element with the lowest value in an iterable.
Example
#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
a = (1, -1, -2, 3)
x = min(a)
print("min(1, -1, -2, 3): ", x)
print("min(1, 22, 3, 52): ", min(1, 22, 3, 52))
Output:
min(1, -1, -2, 3): -2
min(1, 22, 3, 52): 1
Syntax
min(num1,num2,num3,num4...).
Parameters
The input parameter is a sequence of numbers.
Return Value
It returns the element with the minimum value.