return max value from panda dataframe as a whole, not based on column or rows

Question

I am trying to get the max value from a panda dataframe as whole. I am not interested in what row or column it came from. I am just interested in a single max value within t

Answer 1

Hi the simplest answer is the following. Answer:

df.max().max()

Explanation:
series = df.max() give you a Series containing the maximum values for each column.
Therefore series.max()gives you the maximum for the whole dataframe.

:) best answers are usually the simplest