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Find Maximum Value

Find the largest element in a Python list.

Learn comparison algorithms by finding max values manually.

📚 Concepts & Theory

Finding Max

max_val = nums[0]
for n in nums:
    if n > max_val:
        max_val = n

🎯 Your Challenge

Write a function find_max that returns the maximum value.

📝 Starter Code

Python

def find_max(numbers):
    pass

print(find_max([3, 7, 2, 9]))

Solution

Python

def find_max(numbers):
    maximum = numbers[0]
    for num in numbers:
        if num > maximum:
            maximum = num
    return maximum

print(find_max([3, 7, 2, 9]))

Explanation

Compare each element with current max.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use max() or iterate