How come max([1,2,3], [1,1,4]) returns [1,2,3] not [1,1,4]?
I was asked this question in a class. I don't understand why it returns [1,2,3] and the logic behind it (even if it returns [1,1,4], I still don't understand what max() function does).
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4Because the lists are compared left to right and 2>1; Try `max([1,2,3], [1,1,4], key=max)` to get the other behavior you are expecting. – dawg Jan 14 '19 at 23:26
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1`[1,2,3] > [1,1,4]` because `2 > 1`. – khelwood Jan 14 '19 at 23:26
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The function max will succeed in outputing a maximum as long as the provided arguments are comparable.
In this case, the first argument is greater than the second with regard to list-ordering.
>>> [1, 2, 3] > [1, 1, 4]
True
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