# any list
a = [1, 7, 3, 12, 5]
# index of minimum element
# if more than 1 minimum,
# first index is returned
min_index = a.index(min(a))
# index of maximum element
max_index = a.index(max(a))
number_list = [1, 2, 3]
max_value = max(number_list)
# Return the max value of the list
max_index = number_list.index(max_value)
# Find the index of the max value
print(max_index)