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+title: N min elements
+type: snippet
+tags: [list,math]
+cover: balloons
+dateModified: 2020-11-02T19:28:27+02:00
+---
+
+Returns the `n` minimum elements from the provided list.
+
+- Use `sorted()` to sort the list.
+- Use slice notation to get the specified number of elements.
+- Omit the second argument, `n`, to get a one-element list.
+- If `n` is greater than or equal to the provided list's length, then return the original list (sorted in ascending order).
+
+```py
+def min_n(lst, n = 1):
+  return sorted(lst, reverse = False)[:n]
+```
+
+```py
+min_n([1, 2, 3]) # [1]
+min_n([1, 2, 3], 2) # [1, 2]
+```