Find the greatest (largest, maximum) number in a list of numbers

Question

How can I easily find the greatest number in a given list of numbers?

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_{See also How do I find the maximum (larger, greater) of 2 numbers? - in that special case, the two values can also be compared directly.}

Answer 1

What about max()

highest = max(1, 2, 3)  # or max([1, 2, 3]) for lists