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samstewart/min_max_list.py

Created November 13, 2011 22:39
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  1. Sam Stewart created this gist Nov 13, 2011.
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    #Gets the index of maximum element in a list. If a conflict occurs, the index of the last largest is returned
    def maxl(l): return l.index(reduce(lambda x,y: max(x,y), l))

    #Gets the index of minimum element in a list. If a conflict occurs, the index of the last smallest is returned
    def minl(l): return l.index(reduce(lambda x,y: min(x,y), l))

    #same as above but without the reduce coolness
    def maxl(l): return l.index(max(l))

    def minl(l): return l.index(min(l))