max() — Easy Examples

Returns the largest item in an iterable or among arguments

Basic max() usage

Simple demonstration of the max() built-in function.

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print(max(1, 5, 3))
print(max([10, 20, 5, 15]))
print(max("hello"))

max() is a built-in function that returns the largest item in an iterable or among arguments.

Calling max() with various argument types.

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# More max() examples
print("max() is a Python built-in function")
print(f"Type: {type(max)}")

max() accepts different types of arguments and produces corresponding results.

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