Python String min() Method

Description

Python string method min() returns the min alphabetical character from the string str.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for min() method −

min(str)

Parameters

• str − This is the string from which min alphabetical character needs to be returned.

Return Value

This method returns the min alphabetical character from the string str.

Example

The following example shows the usage of min() method.

#!/usr/bin/python

str = "this-is-real-string-example....wow!!!";
print "Min character: " + min(str)

str = "this-is-a-string-example....wow!!!";
print "Min character: " + min(str)

When we run above program, it produces following result −

Min character: !
Min character: !