Exercise 08-01:
Write a function that returns the greater of two numbers.
Expected values:
maximum(5, 6) == 6
maximum(2, 1) == 2
maximum(7, 7) == 7
Answer:
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# File: chapter 08/exercise-08-01.py.py
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def maximum(a, b):
if a > b:
return a
else:
return b
print(f"maximum(5,6) == 6 -> obtained: {maximum(5,6)}")
print(f"maximum(2,1) == 2 -> obtained: {maximum(2,1)}")
print(f"maximum(7,7) == 7 -> obtained: {maximum(7,7)}")