max of a list in python

1Numbers = [90,78,34,50,100,99]
2higest_number = 0
3for number in Numbers:
4    if number > higest_number:
5        higest_number = number

1mylist = [1, 7, 3, 12, 5]
2
3min_value = min(mylist)
4max_value = max(mylist)
5

1>>> L=[2,-7,3,3,6,2,5]
2>>> max(L)
36

1max(list)

1li=[0,70,7,89]
2max(li)
3#gives the max value 89

1#!/usr/bin/python
2
3list1, list2 = [123, 'xyz', 'zara', 'abc'], [456, 700, 200]
4print "Max value element : ", max(list1)
5print "Max value element : ", max(list2)