Lists in Python — Question 20

Write a program to read a list of n integers and find their median.

Note: The median value of a list of values is the middle one when they are arranged in order. If there are two middle values, then take their average.

Hint: Use an inbuilt function to sort the list.

n = int(input("Enter number of elements in the list: "))
nums = []

print("Enter the elements of the list:")
for i in range(n):
    n1 = int(input("Enter element: "))
    nums.append(n1)
    
nums.sort()
n = len(nums)

if n % 2 == 0:
    mid1 = nums[n // 2 - 1]
    mid2 = nums[n // 2]
    median = (mid1 + mid2) / 2
else:
    median = nums[n // 2]

print("Median of the list is:", median)

Enter number of elements in the list: 6
Enter the elements of the list:
Enter element: 10
Enter element: 20
Enter element: 4
Enter element: 45
Enter element: 99
Enter element: 30
Median of the list is: 25.0


Enter number of elements in the list: 5
Enter the elements of the list:
Enter element: 3
Enter element: 7
Enter element: 9
Enter element: 5
Enter element: 11
Median of the list is: 7