title: most efficent way of finding the minimum float in a python list
body: <p>Quick question, which is more efficient for finding the smallest number (float) in a long list (10000+ elements)</p>
  
  <p>is it</p>
  
  <pre><code>min(mylist)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or</p>
  
  <pre><code>mylist.sort() 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and then returning </p>
  
  <pre><code>mylist[0]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or something else...</p>
  
  <p>thanks!</p>