Minimum Split

def minimum_split(number_list):
    for i in xrange(1,len(number_list)):
        temp_diff=abs(sum(number_list[:i])-sum(number_list[i:]))
        if i== 1:
            diff=temp_diff
            position=i
        if temp_diff<diff:
            diff= temp_diff
            position=i
    return diff, position
number_list=[3,7,4,2,1]
print('Difference: %s' %minimum_split(number_list)[0])
print('Split position: %s' %minimum_split(number_list)[1])