Python max() Function

Return the largest number:

x = max(5, 10)

Definition and Usage

The max() function returns the item with the highest value, or the item with the highest value in an iterable.

If the values are strings, an alphabetically comparison is done.

max(n1, n2, n3, ...)

Or:

max(iterable)

Parameter	Description
n1, n2, n3, ...	One or more items to compare

Or:

Parameter	Description
iterable	An iterable, with one or more items to compare

Return the name with the highest value, ordered alphabetically:

x = max("Mike", "John", "Vicky")

Return the item in a tuple with the highest value:

a = (1, 5, 3, 9)
x = max(a)

The min() function, to return the lowest value.