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+# Function to find minimum and maximum position in list
+def maxminposition(A, n):
+   # inbuilt function to find the position of minimum 
+   minposition = A.index(min(A))
+   # inbuilt function to find the position of maximum 
+   maxposition = A.index(max(A)) 
+   print ("The maximum is at position::", maxposition + 1) 
+   print ("The minimum is at position::", minposition + 1)
+# Driver code
+A=list()
+n=int(input("Enter the size of the List ::"))
+print("Enter the Element ::")
+for i in range(int(n)):
+   k=int(input(""))
+   A.append(k)
+maxminposition(A,n)