min, max with position

[Michael F. Stemper]

Python contains built-in functions that return the minimum or
maximum items in a list.

  >>> l = [1.618033,3.141593,2.718282]
  >>> min(l)
  1.618033
  >>> max(l)
  3.141593
  >>>

Are there similar functions that return not only the minimum
or maximum value, but also its position?

  >>> specialmin(l)
  (0,1.618033)
  >>> specialmax(l)
  3.141593
  >>>

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Michael F. Stemper
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