Maximum Element

Find and print the maximum element in an array.

BeginnerPhase 4 - Level 1: Basic ArraysExample 3 of 10
maximum-element.py
1# Array
2arr = [10, 25, 5, 30, 15]
3
4# Find maximum
5max_element = arr[0]
6for element in arr:
7 if element > max_element:
8 max_element = element
9
10print(f"Maximum element: {max_element}")

Output

Maximum element: 30

What's going on

Compare each element with current maximum.

Key Concepts:

Initialize max to first element
Compare each element with max
Update max if element is greater
Print final max