Python max value from a text file

Question

I\'m trying to calculate max/min from a text file containing numbers, but can\'t figure out how. I was able to do count and total, but not max/min. Any help would be much apprec

Answer 1

If you're working with numbers, I'd suggest using the numpy module. With it, you can achieve what you want very quickly - depending on your input file:

import numpy as np
x = np.loadtxt("Numbers.txt")
print('Total:', np.sum(x))
print('Average:', np.average(x))
print('Max:', np.amax(x))
print('Min:', np.amin(x))

and much more... if your input file isn't as simple to read, you can try using np.genfromtxt to extract the data.