Finding min and max of the list in python. Got me TypeError: 'int' object is not callable [duplicate]

Question

t=int(input())

for _ in range(t):
    n=int(input())
    marks=[int(x) for x in input().split()]
    min=min(marks)
    max=max(marks)
    print(min, max)

my input is

2
5
1 2 3 4 5
5
23 45 56 89 78

Ouput:

1 5
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 6, in <module>
    min=min(marks)
TypeError: 'int' object is not callable

why I am getting is error when t is greater than 1. Please, Explain the working of the of the min() and max().

You overwrote the builtin functions min and max. Voting to close as a typo. — ggorlen
– ggorlen, Commented Oct 26, 2019 at 14:34

Ari Cooper-Davis · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-26 14:44:10Z

0

When you call a variable max or min then the python interpreter overwrites the built in max() and min() functions so that you can use those keywords for your variable names.

You really really want to avoid doing this as it'll break stuff (like it has here) further on down the line. So call your variables something else, like:

max_mark = max(marks)
min_mark = min(marks)

answered Oct 26, 2019 at 14:44

Ari Cooper-Davis

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