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Write a program whose inputs are three integers, and whose output is the largest of the three values. ex: if the input is: 7 15 3

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Step-by-step explanation:

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There are many ways we can write this program. Here are two ways.

Using the max function

For this question, we can the max function to find the largest of the 3 values.

def largest(value1: int, value2: int, value3: int) -> int:

--return max(value1, value2, value3)

Series of if-else statements

We could have alternatively used a series of if-else statements to get the largest value.

def largest(value1: int, value2: int, value3: int) -> int:

--if value1 >= value2:

----if value1 >= value3:

------return value1

----else:

------return value3

--else:

----if value2 >= value3:

------return value2

----else:

------return value3

The dashes before the lines are not part of the code. They are just for showing indentation. Also, the :int is a type annotation to indicate the type for the parameters. It isn't necessary, but it can help you and others understand what kind of arguments must be passed in to the function.

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