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Python program to find the largest number among three numbers

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In this program, you will learn to use if to find the largest of the three numbers and display it.

To understand this example, you should understand the followingPython programmingTopic:

In the following example, the three numbers are stored in num1, num2and num3separately. We have used if...elif...else statements to find the largest of the three numbers and display it.

Source code

Example

# Python program to find the largest of three input numbers
# Change num1, num2and num3value
# For different results
num1　=　10
num2　=　14
num3　=　12
# Uncomment the following line to get three numbers from the user
#num1　= float(input("Enter the first number: "))
#num2　= float(input("Enter the second number: "))
#num3　= float(input("Enter the third number: "))
if (num1　>= num2) and (num1　>= num3):
　　　largest = num1
elif (num2　>= num1) and (num2　>= num3):
　　　largest = num2
else:
　　　largest = num3
print("The largest number is", largest)

Output result

The largest number is　14.0

Note:To test the program, you can modify num1, num2and num3value.

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