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Python: Find all index positions of the maximum and minimum values in a given list using lambda

Python Lambda: Exercise-46 with Solution

Write a Python program to find index position and value of the maximum and minimum values in a given list of numbers using lambda.

Sample Solution:

Python Code :

def position_max_min(nums):
    max_result = max(enumerate(nums), key=(lambda x: x[1]))
    min_result = min(enumerate(nums), key=(lambda x: x[1]))
    return max_result,min_result

nums = [12,33,23,10.11,67,89,45,66.7,23,12,11,10.25,54]
print("Original list:")
print(nums)
result = position_max_min(nums)
print("\nIndex position and value of the maximum value of the said list:")
print(result[0])
print("\nIndex position and value of the minimum value of the said list:")
print(result[1])

Sample Output:

Original list:
[12, 33, 23, 10.11, 67, 89, 45, 66.7, 23, 12, 11, 10.25, 54]

Index position and value of the maximum value of the said list:
(5, 89)

Index position and value of the minimum value of the said list:
(3, 10.11)

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