Find the Largest Number in a List of Integers

This Python function finds the largest number in a list of integers. For example, given the input list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], the function would return 5.

Problem

Given a list of integers, write a Python function to find the largest number in the list.
Example input: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Example output: 5

Solution

This solution is in Python. Our A.I. can create solutions in multiple languages.
by elrichendelgart
def find_largest(list):
    largest = list[0]
    for i in list:
        if i > largest:
            largest = i
    return largest

print(find_largest([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]))

A.I. Evaluation of the Solution

The candidate's solution correctly finds the largest number in the list. The candidate could have used the built-in max() function to find the largest number in the list.

Evaluated at: 2022-11-09 08:16:23