#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Extrema.py
#  Determines the minimum and maximum of two numbers
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

def minimum(a, b):
   """determine the minimum of two numbers"""
   if a<b:
      return a
   #end if
   return b
# end minimum()

def maximum(a, b):
   """determine the maximum of two numbers"""
   if a<b:
      return b
   else:
      return a
   # end if-else
# end maximum()


#-- main program --------------------------------------------------------------

print('Enter two numbers.')
x = float(input('First number: '))
y = float(input('Second number: '))

if x==y:
   print('The two numbers are equal.')
else:
   print(minimum(x, y), 'is the minimum and ', end='')
   print(maximum(x, y), 'is the maximum.')