[Solved] How to swap maximums with the minimums? (python)

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There is no method for this in python. You can try using primitive methods to build what you want using lists.

This code does the job:

#!/usr/bin/python
a = []
b = []
nums = raw_input("Enter input- ")
#append all to a list
for n in nums.split():
    n = int(n)
    if n < 0:
        break
    a.append(n)

#get the maximums
b = list(a)
first_max = max(b)
b.remove(first_max)
second_max = max(b)
b.remove(second_max)
third_max = max(b)

#get the minimums
b = list(a)
first_min = min(b)
b.remove(first_min)
second_min = min(b)
b.remove(second_min)
third_min = min(b)

## now swap 
xMax, yMax, zMax = a.index(first_max), a.index(second_max), a.index(third_max)
xMin, yMin, zMin = a.index(first_min), a.index(second_min), a.index(third_min)
a[xMax], a[xMin] = a[xMin], a[xMax]
a[yMax], a[yMin] = a[yMin], a[yMax]
a[zMax], a[zMin] = a[zMin], a[zMax]

print a

solved How to swap maximums with the minimums? (python)