Largest Element in List
Find the largest element in a list of numbers.
BeginnerTopic: List Programs
Python Largest Element in List Program
This program helps you to learn the fundamental structure and syntax of Python programming.
# Program to find largest element in a list
numbers = list(map(float, input("Enter numbers separated by space: ").split()))
if not numbers:
print("List is empty.")
else:
print("Largest element:", max(numbers))Output
Enter numbers separated by space: 3 7 2 9 Largest element: 9.0
Understanding Largest Element in List
We use the built-in max() to obtain the largest value, with an empty-list check.
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