Having a problem with getting maximum minimum result

Question

I want to get output "Maximum is 10, Minimum is 2" with input of [7,2,10,4] . And the code actually works if I use other numbers like [7,2,9,4] or even [7,2,99,4] but with number 10 something goes wrong and I get 7 as maximum and 10 as minimum.

largest = None
smallest = None
while True:
the_bum = input ("Enter a number: ")
if the_num == "done" :
break
try:
fval = int(the_num)
except:
print('Invalid input')
continue

if smallest is None:
smallest = the_num
elif the_num < smallest:
smallest = the_num

If largest is None:
largest = the_num
elif the_num > largest:
largest = the_num

print ('Maximum is', largest)
print ('Minimum is ', smallest)

Answer 1

u should compare fval as integer and not the_num as string.
This way you get a lexicographical comparison wich makes 10099 < 2

Answer 2

your input still in String
convert it to int

Answer 3

Oh, thank you a lot, have a good day♥️

Answer 4

I thought by "try: fval = int(the_num) " I converted it to an int? 😬