help me simple code result min and max number

[deanhystad]

The main problem with the code is that it doesn't compare numbers. It compares number strings. It doesn't use "val" anywhere.

You can verify by doing this:

> python test.py
enter a num 5
setting largest to  5
largest:  5
***********
setting smallest to  5
smallest:  5
***********
enter a num 1234567
setting smallest to  1234567
smallest:  1234567
***********

Numerically 1234567 is greater than 5, but as a string, "5" > "1", so "5" > "1234567".

Since you are comparing strings, this makes perfect sense and is True (ord("b") > ord("7")).

if "7" is None || "bob" > "7":

If you compare "bob" and the number 7 you get a TypeError.