Getting the index of the returned max or min item using max()/min() on a list

Posted By: Anonymous

I’m using Python’s max and min functions on lists for a minimax algorithm, and I need the index of the value returned by max() or min(). In other words, I need to know which move produced the max (at a first player’s turn) or min (second player) value.

for i in range(9):
    new_board = current_board.new_board_with_move([i / 3, i % 3], player)

    if new_board:
        temp = min_max(new_board, depth + 1, not is_min_level)  
        values.append(temp)

if is_min_level:
    return min(values)
else:
    return max(values)

I need to be able to return the actual index of the min or max value, not just the value.

Solution

if is_min_level:
    return values.index(min(values))
else:
    return values.index(max(values))

Answered By: Anonymous

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