Python: Find the maximum and minimum values in a given heterogeneous list

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Find Max and Min in Heterogeneous List

Write a Python program to find the maximum and minimum values in a given heterogeneous list.

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Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Define a function 'max_min_val' that finds the maximum and minimum integer values in a list
def max_min_val(list_val):
    # Use generator expressions to find the maximum and minimum integer values in 'list_val'
    max_val = max(i for i in list_val if isinstance(i, int))
    min_val = min(i for i in list_val if isinstance(i, int))
    return (max_val, min_val)

# Create a list 'list_val' containing a mix of integers and non-integer values
list_val = ['Python', 3, 2, 4, 5, 'version']

# Print a message indicating the original list
print("Original list:")
# Print the contents of 'list_val'
print(list_val)

# Print a message indicating the maximum and minimum integer values in the list will be determined
print("\nMaximum and Minimum values in the said list:")

# Call the 'max_min_val' function with 'list_val' and print the result
print(max_min_val(list_val)) 

Sample Output:

Original list:
['Python', 3, 2, 4, 5, 'version']

Maximum and Minimum values in the said list:
(5, 2)

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to extract only numerical values from a heterogeneous list.
• Write a Python program to find the sum of all numeric values in a heterogeneous list.
• Write a Python program to count numeric and non-numeric elements separately.
• Write a Python program to convert numeric values in a mixed list to a uniform type.

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