Solution Exercise 201: python program that search the minmum and maximum for a given set

Exercise 201

Write a python program as a function that determines the minimum and maximum values of given a set withowt using any predefined function. Example if

E = {13 , 2 , 47 , 23 , 71 , 17}

, the function returns (2,71)

Solution

def minMax(E):
    # converting the set to a list
    L = list(E)
    # initialising the maximum and minimum 
    M = L[0] 
    m = L[0]
    for x in L:
        if x < m :
            m = x
    for x in L:
        if M < x:
            M = x
    return (m , M)

# Testing algorithm
E = E = {13 , 2 , 47 , 23 , 71 , 17}
print("(minimum , maximum) = " , minMax(E))
# The output is : (minimum , maximum) =  (2, 71)