Python String max() Method

Description

Python string method max() returns the max alphabetical character from the string str.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for max() method −

max(str)

Parameters

• str − This is the string from which max alphabetical character needs to be returned.

Return Value

This method returns the max alphabetical character from the string str.

Example

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

#!/usr/bin/python

str = "this is really a string example....wow!!!";
print "Max character: " + max(str)

str = "this is a string example....wow!!!";
print "Max character: " + max(str)

When we run above program, it produces following result −

Max character: y
Max character: x