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Question

maximum of 2 numbers

Answer 1

+3 A:

max(number_one, number_two)

dave 2010-07-28 20:50:13

Just `max(number_one, number_two)`. The `[]`'s don't add anything useful.

Thomas Wouters 2010-07-28 20:51:16

yeah, those were to show that you should just use to arbitrary numbers, but I can see how that would be confusing

dave 2010-07-28 20:56:27

Answer 2

+8 A:

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams 2010-07-28 20:50:14

+1 for typing faster than me.

Ashish 2010-07-28 20:58:27

Answer 3

+2 A:

You can use max(value, run)

The function max takes any number of arguments, or (alternatively) an iterable, and returns the maximum value.

Chris B. 2010-07-28 20:50:33

Answer 4

+1 A:

max(value,run)

should do it.

Tim Pietzcker 2010-07-28 20:50:34

Answer 5

+3 A:

Use the builtin function max.

Example: max(2, 4) returns 4.

just for giggles, there's a min as well...should you need it. :P

townsean 2010-07-28 20:50:36

Answer 6

A:

Just for the fun of it, after the party has finished and the horse bolted.

The answer is: max() !

Muhammad Alkarouri 2010-07-28 22:02:33

maximum of 2 numbers