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

[Fredrik Lundh]

Mark McEahern wrote:

> Imagine me walking up to a [insert your favorite expert here] and:
>
> 1.  Telling them they ought to change how they do x.  Or that they way they
> do x is wrong, inefficient, could be better, ought to be more like y.
> 2.  Asking them how to do x.
>
> You really think it's arbitrary that 1 is irritating and annoying and 2 is
> not?

    "It's all about doing what's best for the little ones"

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