Python: Find the list with maximum and minimum length

Python List: Exercise - 91 with Solution

Write a Python program to find a list with maximum and minimum lengths.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

def max_length_list(input_list):
    max_length = max(len(x) for x in input_list )
    max_list = max(input_list, key = len)
    return(max_length, max_list)
def min_length_list(input_list):
    min_length = min(len(x) for x in input_list )
    min_list = min(input_list, key = len)
    return(min_length, min_list)
list1 = [[0], [1, 3], [5, 7], [9, 11], [13, 15, 17]]
print("Original list:")
print(list1)
print("\nList with maximum length of lists:")
print(max_length_list(list1))
print("\nList with minimum length of lists:")
print(min_length_list(list1))
list1 =  [[0], [1, 3], [5, 7], [9, 11], [3, 5, 7]]
print("Original list:")
print(list1)
print("\nList with maximum length of lists:")
print(max_length_list(list1))
print("\nList with minimum length of lists:")
print(min_length_list(list1))
list1 =  [[12], [1, 3], [1, 34, 5, 7], [9, 11], [3, 5, 7]]
print("Original list:")
print(list1)
print("\nList with maximum length of lists:")
print(max_length_list(list1))
print("\nList with minimum length of lists:")
print(min_length_list(list1))

Sample Output:

Original list:
[[0], [1, 3], [5, 7], [9, 11], [13, 15, 17]]

List with maximum length of lists:
(3, [13, 15, 17])

List with minimum length of lists:
(1, [0])
Original list:
[[0], [1, 3], [5, 7], [9, 11], [3, 5, 7]]

List with maximum length of lists:
(3, [3, 5, 7])

List with minimum length of lists:
(1, [0])
Original list:
[[12], [1, 3], [1, 34, 5, 7], [9, 11], [3, 5, 7]]

List with maximum length of lists:
(4, [1, 34, 5, 7])

List with minimum length of lists:
(1, [12])

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