find the range of a list of numbers in python

To find the range (i.e., the difference between the largest and smallest number) of a list of numbers in Python, we can make use of the built-in min() and max() functions, like so:

main.py
my_list = [1, 5, -2, 10, 12]
my_range = max(my_list) - min(my_list)
print(my_range)  # Output: 14
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In the code above, we first define a list of numbers my_list containing [1, 5, -2, 10, 12]. We then use the min() function to find the smallest number in the list, which is -2, and the max() function to find the largest number in the list, which is 12. Finally, we subtract the smallest number from the largest number to find the range of the list, which is 14.

Note that this method assumes that the list is not empty and that all elements of the list are numeric. If the list is empty, or if it contains non-numeric elements, this code may raise an error.