Finding minimum in outputs of a forloop

Question

How can we find minimum value in output of a loop without creating a list?

for i in range(1,5):
    R1=np.random.uniform(0,10,i)
    def L():        
        d=R1**2
        return d
    print("i= ",i, min(L()))

this code gives minimum for each i:

i=1, 0.00477514033271
i=2, 5.65882743189
i=3, 0.783497908243
i=4, 0.224239938297

but the minimum value of the whole outputs is: 0.00477514033271

Thank yo for your help.

Answer 1

This is a textbook problem (If I understood your question correctly).

import numpy as np

# variable to keep track of the minimum seen so far
temp = 1e10 # a big big big value
for i in range(1,5):
    R1=np.random.uniform(0,10,i)
    def L():
        d=R1**2
        return d
    m = min(L())
    if m < temp:
        temp = m
    print("i= ",i, min(L()))

print ("Min is :", temp)