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  1. def second_min(a):
  2.  
  3.     min_1 = min(a[0], a[1])
  4.  
  5.     min_2 = max(a[0], a[1])
  6.  
  7.     for i in range(2, len(a)):
  8.  
  9.         if a[i] < min_1:
  10.  
  11.             min_2 = min_1
  12.  
  13.             min_1 = a[i]
  14.  
  15.         elif (a[i] < min_2) and (min_1 != a[i]):
  16.  
  17.             min_2 = a[i]
  18.  
  19.     return min_2
  20. print(second_min([9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1]))
Success #stdin #stdout 0.02s 9152KB
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