
# Write a function that returns the maximum of two numbers.

my_list1 = 5
my_list2 = 55
def maximum(my_list1, my_list2): 
    #   global
    if my_list1 >= my_list2: 
        return my_list1 
    else: 
        return my_list2
      

print(maximum(my_list1, my_list2)) 
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