Find shortest word in string, list, tuple Python

Find the shortest word in a string

string = "Hello my name is Python" # 👉️ String

sp_string = string.split() # 👉️ Split String

result = min(sp_string, key=len) # 👉️ Get shortest word

print(f'The shortest word in string is - {result}.') # 👉️ Print Result

Output:

The shortest word in string is: my.

Find the shortest word in a list

my_list = ['apple', 'banana', 'lemon', 'kiwi'] # 👉️ List

result = min(my_list, key=len) # 👉️ Get shortest word

print(f'The shortest word in list is: {result}.') # 👉️ Print Result

Output:

The shortest word is - kiwi.

Find the shortest word in a tuple

my_tuple = ('apple', 'banana', 'lemon', 'kiwi') # 👉️ Tuple

result = min(my_tuple, key=len) # 👉️ Get shortest word

print(f'The shortest word in tuple is: {result}.') # 👉️ Print Result

Output:

The shortest word is - kiwi.