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Python Set – max() Function

It is a function in python that returns the element with the maximum value in the given set. If it’s a string then it returns the value with the highest ASCII value. It doesn’t modifies the given set.

Syntax:
max(set)

Also Read: Python Set – enumerate() Method

Example 1:

# Python code to understand max() Function in set
# www.codewindow.in

s1 = {"zebra", "window"}
s = {"code", "website", "best"}
print(max(s1))
print(max(s))

Output:

zebra
website

Explanation:
Here, it returned “zebra” as “z” having the highest ascii value among all other values. The next one “website” as “w” having the highest ascii value among all other values.

Example 2:

# Python code to understand max() Function in set
# www.codewindow.in

s1 = {2, 5, 8, 7, 9}
s = {10, 5, 2}
print(max(s1))
print(max(s))

Output:

9
10

Explanation:
Here, 9 is the maximum value among all the other elements in set s1 and 10 is the maximum value among all the other elements in set s.


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