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Max Value in Array

EasyPython

Problem

Write a function that returns the maximum value in an array of integers. The array may contain negative numbers, duplicates, and zero.

Formal Specification

  • Input: A list of integers nums
  • Output: A single integer, the largest value in nums
  • Assume nums is non-empty.

Constraints

  • 1 <= len(nums) <= 10^5
  • -10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
  • nums is non-empty

Function Signature

def find_max(nums):
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