Newbie: finding the key/index of the min/max element

[Mark McEahern]

[James J. Besemer]
> Of course the FAQ itself would have to be vetted by the group, so it truly
> represents a consensus.  A good FAQ is a non-trivial amount of work.  Any
> volunteers?

Once again, google is your friend:

  http://www.google.com/search?q=python+faq

yields:

  http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html

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