Python String | min()

min() is an inbuilt function in Python programming language that returns the minimum alphabetical character in a string.

Syntax:

min(string)

Parameter:
min() method takes a string as a parameter

Return value:

Returns a character which is alphabetically the lowest character in the string.

Below is the Python implementation of the method min()

# python program to demonstrate the use of
# min() function

# minimum alphabetical character in
# "geeks"
string = "geeks"
print(min(string))

# minimum alphabetical character in
# "raj"
string = "raj"
print(min(string))

Output:

e
a