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---
title: median
tags: math,median,beginner
tags: math,beginner
---
Finds the median of a list of numbers.
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list.sort() # The sort function of python
list_length = len(list)
if list_length%2==0:
return (list[int(list_length/2)-1] + list[int(list_length/2)])/2 # Mean of the middle two elements
return (list[int(list_length/2)-1] + list[int(list_length/2)])/2
else:
return list[int(list_length/2)] # The element in the middle
return list[int(list_length/2)]
```
```py
median([1,2,3]) # 2
median([1,2,3,4]) # 2.5