Python List max() Method

Description

The method max returns the elements from the list with maximum value.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for max() method

max(list)

Parameters

• list -- This is a list from which max valued element to be returned.

Return Value

This method returns the elements from the list with maximum value.

Example

The following example shows the usage of max() method.

#!/usr/bin/python

list1, list2 = [123, 'xyz', 'zara', 'abc'], [456, 700, 200]

print "Max value element : ", max(list1);
print "Max value element : ", max(list2);

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

Max value element :  zara
Max value element :  700