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Python List max() Method
Description
Python list 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)
When we run above program, it produces following result −
Max value element : zara Max value element : 700
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