Max function

The max() function return the maximum number in an iterable or the maximum number of two or more arguments.

Examples

Example 1

>>> max(5,7)
7
>>> max('5', '3', '8')
'8'
>>> x = 3
>>> y = 10
>>> z = 6
>>> max(x,y,z)
10
>>> 

Example 2

>>> a = [1, 78, 4, 99, 8]
>>> max(a)
99
>>> x = [1, 2, 3]
>>> y = [4, 5, 6]
>>> z = [7, 8, 9, 10]
>>> max(x,y,z)
[7, 8, 9, 10]
>>>