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+# Python3 program to find maximum
+# in arr[] of size n
+
+# python function to find maximum
+# in arr[] of size n
+def largest(arr,n):
+
+	# Initialize maximum element
+	max = arr[0]
+
+	# Traverse array elements from second
+	# and compare every element with
+	# current max
+	for i in range(1, n):
+		if arr[i] > max:
+			max = arr[i]
+	return max
+
+# Driver Code
+arr = [10, 324, 45, 90, 9808]
+n = len(arr)
+Ans = largest(arr,n)
+print ("Largest in given array is",Ans)
+
+# This code is contributed by Smitha Dinesh Semwal