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sentinel_min_max

Language/Type: Python loops fencepost input sentinel

Write a sentinel loop that repeatedly prompts the user to enter a number and, once the number -1 is typed, displays the maximum and minimum numbers that the user entered. Here is a sample dialogue: 

Type a number (or -1 to stop): 5
Type a number (or -1 to stop): 2
Type a number (or -1 to stop): 17
Type a number (or -1 to stop): 8
Type a number (or -1 to stop): -1
Maximum was 17
Minimum was 2
Bare code: Write a fragment of Python code as described, without any class or function/method heading around your code.

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