Like this?
num_max = 0
num_index = 0
name_list =
['first','second','third','fourth','fifth','sixth','seventh','eighth','ninth','tenth']
name_it = name_list.pop(0)
while num_index <3:
try:
num_list = int( input(f"Insert the {name_it} number: "))
except ValueError:
print('Not a number, try again!')
else:
num_index += 1
if num_list > num_max:
num_max = num_list
name_it = name_list.pop(0)
print(f"Max number is: {num_max}")
On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 1:26 PM Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 8:20 AM Bob van der Poel <b...@mellowood.ca> wrote:
> > Isn't the easiest way to do this is:
> >
> > sorted( [n1,n2,n3] )[-1]
> >
> > to get the largest value?
>
> >>> help(max)
>
> But the point of this exercise is not to use sorted() or max().
>
> ChrisA
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