[New-bugs-announce] [issue20620] Update the min()/max() docs for the new default argument

[Raymond Hettinger]

New submission from Raymond Hettinger:

There is a new "default" argument for min() and max():

    >>> min([], default=10)
    10

The new argument is not currently shown by help():

    >>> help(min)
    Help on built-in function min in module builtins:

    min(...)
        min(iterable[, key=func]) -> value
        min(a, b, c, ...[, key=func]) -> value
        
        With a single iterable argument, return its smallest item.
        With two or more arguments, return the smallest argument.

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 211168
nosy: docs at python, rhettinger
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Update the min()/max() docs for the new default argument
versions: Python 3.4

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