maximum of three numbers in python code example

Example 1: program to find the largest of three numbers in python

# Python program to find the largest number among the three input numbers
# take three numbers from user
num1 = float(input("Enter first number: "))
num2 = float(input("Enter second number: "))
num3 = float(input("Enter third number: "))

if (num1 > num2) and (num1 > num3):
   largest = num1
elif (num2 > num1) and (num2 > num3):
   largest = num2
else:
   largest = num3

print("The largest number is",largest)

Example 2: 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