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# Python List max() Function

## Description:

This function returns the elements from the list with maximum value.

## Syntax:

    max(list)

## Parameters:

Here is the detail of parameters:

- list: a list from which max valued element to be returned.

## Return Value:

It returns the elements from the list with maximum value.

## Example:

    #!/usr/bin/python

    list1, list2 = [123, 'xyz', 'zara', 'abc'], [456, 700, 200]

    print "Max value element : ", max(list1);
    print "Max value element : ", max(list2);

This will produce following result:

    Max value element :  zara
    Max value element :  700

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