Python: Find the pairs of maximum and minimum product from a given list, use itertools module

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33. Max-Min Product Pairs

Write a Python program to find pairs of maximum and minimum products from a given list. Use the itertools module.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import itertools as it
def list_max_min_pair(nums):
    result_max = max(it.combinations(nums, 2), key = lambda sub: sub[0] * sub[1])
    result_min = min(it.combinations(nums, 2), key = lambda sub: sub[0] * sub[1])
    return result_max, result_min

nums = [2,5,8,7,4,3,1,9,10,1]   
print("The original list: ") 
print(nums)
print("\nPairs of maximum and minimum product from the said list:")
print(list_max_min_pair(nums))

Sample Output:

The original list: 
[2, 5, 8, 7, 4, 3, 1, 9, 10, 1]

Pairs of maximum and minimum product from the said list:
((9, 10), (1, 1))

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to find the pair of elements in a list that gives the maximum product and the pair that gives the minimum product using itertools.combinations.
• Write a Python program to generate all pairs from a list and then compute the product for each pair, finally selecting the maximum and minimum values.
• Write a Python program to iterate over a list using a sliding window to compute products of adjacent pairs and determine the max and min product.
• Write a Python program to use a combination of map and itertools to find the maximum and minimum product pairs from a given list of numbers.

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