largest number in Python code example

Example 1: Largest number python

# This program will find out the greater number in the arguments

def larger_number(x, y):
    if x > y:
        print(x, "is greater")
    else:
        print(y, 'is greater')

larger_number(12, 31)

Example 2: how to write program in python to get the largest nuber

def max_num_in_list( list ):
    max = list[ 0 ]
    for a in list:
        if a > max:
            max = a
    return max
print(max_num_in_list([1, 2, -8, 0]))

Example 3: how to find greatest number in python

Method 1 : Sort the list in ascending order and print the last element in the list.

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# Python program to find largest 
# number in a list 
  
# list of numbers 
list1 = [10, 20, 4, 45, 99] 
  
# sorting the list 
list1.sort() 
  
# printing the last element 
print("Largest element is:", list1[-1]) 
Output:

Largest element is: 99