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Minimum Element

Find and print the minimum element in an array.

BeginnerPhase 4 - Level 1: Basic ArraysExample 4 of 10
minimum-element.py
1# Take array
2n = int(input("Enter array size: "))
3arr = []
4for i in range(n):
5    arr.append(int(input(f"Element {i+1}: ")))
6

7# Find minimum
8min_element = arr[0]
9for element in arr:
10    if element < min_element:
11        min_element = element
12

13print(f"Minimum element: {min_element}")

Output

Enter array size: 5
Element 1: 10
Element 2: 5
Element 3: 20
Element 4: 3
Element 5: 15
Minimum element: 3

What's going on

Compare each element with current minimum.

Key Concepts:

Initialize min to first element
Compare each element with min
Update min if element is smaller

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