[issue44370] Inconsistent results for min() and max() with math.nan as argument

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> added the comment:

> Maybe add two key functions for making NaN either the smallest
> or the largest number?

SQL does this with NULLS FIRST or NULLS LAST but it is a nuisance.  I think it better to opt for simplicity and choose a default.

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