Find the Largest Number Without max()

Intermediate · Write the code · from Python Lists: Create, Access, Modify, and Loop Through Lists

From the lesson: Python Lists: Create, Access, Modify, and Loop Through Lists

Think about your favorite music playlist. It has a bunch of songs stored in a specific order. You can add new songs, remove old ones, rearrange them, or skip to song number five.

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Find the largest number in the list using a for loop. Do not use the built-in max() function.

Expected output:

scores = [72, 85, 95, 60, 88]

# Find the largest score using a loop

# Print the largest score

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