Finding the Min for positive and negative in python 3.3 list

[Norah Jones]

For example:
a=[-15,-30,-10,1,3,5]

I want to find a negative and a positive minimum.

example: negative
print(min(a)) = -30
 
positive
print(min(a)) = 1

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