Matching 2 different lists with highest values in Python

Question

Array_student = [Joe, Peter, Andy, Tom, Pat]

Array_marks = [14, 9, 6, 8, 12]

Find the highest marks in the array and print the name of the student with the highest marks.

Without using any function such as max().

You may want to explain the reason why you don't want to use any function at all (even not the [built-in ones](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html)) as well as show what you have tried and where you have a specific problem. — MagnusO_O, Sep 18 '22 at 11:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 18 '22 at 11:54

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You should use {} dict where the student name will be the key and the marks will be the value and then use sorting and take the first item of the new list

data = {'joe':14, 'Peter': 9, 'Andy': 6, 'Tom' : 8, 'Pat' : 12}
sort_data = sorted(data.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
next(iter(sort_data)) # outputs 'Peter'

answered Sep 18 '22 at 11:54

Mr_yassh

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Please don't do OP's homework for them. – chepner Sep 18 '22 at 11:55
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If I were their professor, I would search for who has posted on StackOverflow before checking their submission! – Mr_yassh Sep 18 '22 at 12:00
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So? The question is also blatantly off-topic for showing no effort to solve the problem, which is another reason to not answer it. – chepner Sep 18 '22 at 12:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '22 at 06:35

Array_student = ["Joe", "Peter", "Andy", "Tom", "Pat"]
Array_marks = [14, 9, 6, 8, 12]

greatest_point = 0
greatest_student = ""
for idx,mark in enumerate(Array_marks):
    if mark > greatest_point:
        greatest_point = mark
        greatest_student = Array_student[idx]
print(greatest_student) #Joe

Matching 2 different lists with highest values in Python

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