← 🐍 Python World
🐍 Biggest Number Wins
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📖 The mission
Today you unlock
Functions return answers
A function is a tiny machine: it receives inputs, works something out, then returns one answer for the tests to check.
💡 Hint ladder
- Python has a built-in max() function… or loop and compare!
- Loop version: keep a "best so far" and replace it when you find bigger.
🧪 Coach checks
- ◯ finds 9
- ◯ single number
- ◯ negatives too
- ◯ big list
Live coach
Getting ready
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💬 Python has helpful built-ins: max, min, sum, len.
numbers = [3, 9, 4] print(max(numbers)) # 9 print(min(numbers)) # 3 print(sum(numbers)) # 16 print(len(numbers)) # 3
📟 It printed:
Nice — you saw it work!
📟 Output
🧩 Gaps filled! Ready to write it all yourself?