1st and 2nd minimum of an array

Author: ShubhraJain

Diff for: min_list.py

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+def two_min_values(a):
+    """
+    Returns first 2 minimum values in a list
+    """
+    l = len(a)
+    if l < 2:
+        return "List is too small"
+    else:
+        min1 = a[0]
+        min2 = a[1]
+        if min2 < min1:
+            c = min1
+            min1 = min2
+            min2 = c
+        for n in range(2, l):
+            if a[n] < min1:
+                min2 = min1
+                min1 = a[n]
+            elif a[n] > min1 and a[n] < min2:
+                min2 = a[n]
+    return ("1st min value is %d and 2nd min value is %d" %(min1, min2))
+
+print(two_min_values([33, 45, 9, 7, 2, 8, 19, 10, 60, 32]))
+print(two_min_values([4]))
+print(two_min_values([3,1]))
+print(two_min_values([33, 5, 9]))
+print(two_min_values([33, 33]))