find the maximum number in a list using a loop

Question

So I have this list and variables:

nums = [14, 8, 9, 16, 3, 11, 5]

big = nums[0]

spot = 0

I\'m confused on how to actually do it. Please

Answer 1

Why not simply using the built-in max() function:

>>> m = max(nums)

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