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title: Min list value based on function
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type: snippet
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language: python
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tags: [math,list]
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cover: purple-flower-field
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dateModified: 2020-11-02T19:28:27+02:00
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---
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Returns the minimum value of a list, after mapping each element to a value using the provided function.
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- Use `map()` with `fn` to map each element to a value using the provided function.
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- Use `min()` to return the minimum value.
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```py
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def min_by(lst, fn):
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return min(map(fn, lst))
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```
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```py
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min_by([{ 'n': 4 }, { 'n': 2 }, { 'n': 8 }, { 'n': 6 }], lambda v : v['n']) # 2
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```
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