Alexander Schmolck wrote:
> Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Alexander Schmolck wrote:
>>> Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>
If possible, I would prefer a way to pass a value to use and raise the
error if
no such value is passed rather than hardcode an identit
Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Alexander Schmolck wrote:
>> Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>> If possible, I would prefer a way to pass a value to use and raise the
>>> error if
>>> no such value is passed rather than hardcode an identity value for min()
>>> and max().
>
Alexander Schmolck wrote:
> Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> If possible, I would prefer a way to pass a value to use and raise the error
>> if
>> no such value is passed rather than hardcode an identity value for min() and
>> max().
>
> What's wrong with inf? I'm not sure integer r
Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> If possible, I would prefer a way to pass a value to use and raise the error
> if
> no such value is passed rather than hardcode an identity value for min() and
> max().
What's wrong with inf? I'm not sure integer reductions should have
max/min-ints as
David M. Cooke wrote:
> On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 12:38:58PM -0500, Nick Fotopoulos wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I find myself frequently wanting to take the max of an array that
>> might have zero length. If it is zero length, it throws an exception,
>> when I would like to gracefully substitute my ow
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 12:38:58PM -0500, Nick Fotopoulos wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I find myself frequently wanting to take the max of an array that
> might have zero length. If it is zero length, it throws an exception,
> when I would like to gracefully substitute my own value. For example,
> one
Dear all,
I find myself frequently wanting to take the max of an array that
might have zero length. If it is zero length, it throws an exception,
when I would like to gracefully substitute my own value. For example,
one solution with lists is to do max(possibly_empty_list +
[minimum_value]), but
