If you have a Rhino of version 6 or newer, try this:
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
crv_id = rs.GetObject("Selct a Circle", rs.filter.curve, preselect=True, select=False)
if crv_id:
crv = rs.coercecurve(crv_id)
if crv:
dir = rs.CreateVector(0, 1, 0)
ex = crv.ExtremeParameters(dir)
print(ex)