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Python max() function

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- Another built-in Python function that is fundamental when analyzing numerical data is max. The max function takes in either a sequence as input or series of two or more items as the inputs. When given a sequence, max returns the largest item in the sequence. When given a series of two or more items, max returns the largest item among them. I'll be walking through a few examples to illustrate how Max works. First, lets say that I have a variable named nums that contains a tuple of integers. To find the largest item in this tuple I can call the max function and pass in nums. It would look like this. (keyboard keys clicking) When I run this cell, I get nine, which is indeed the largest item in nums. Next, say that I have a variable named listF that contains a list of floating-point numbers. To find the largest item in this list, I can call the max function and pass in listF. I would look like this. (keyboard keys…

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