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Largest Number Without max()

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Write largest(numbers) that returns the largest number in the list without using `max()`. For an empty list return None.

largest([3, 9, 2])  ->  9
largest([])         ->  None
def largest(numbers):
pass
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Your code runs first, then each of these lines. The output must match exactly.

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largest([3, 9, 2])9
print(largest([]))None

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