Question

Using JES/Jython:

Function Name: maximum():

Parameters: numbers - list of numbers

Write a function that takes in a list of numbers and determines the largest even and odd numbers. (NOTE: the list of numbers will always contain non-negative numbers).

Test Cases:

>>>maximum([13,15,14,43,12])

The largest even number in the list is 14.

The largest odd number in the list is 43.

>>>maximum([294,3,99,394,500, 97])

The largest even number in the list is 500.

The largest odd number in the list is 99.

Answer 1

def maximum(lst):
    maxEven = None
    maxOdd = None
    for x in lst:
        if(x%2==0):
            if(maxEven==None or maxEven<x):
                maxEven = x
        else:
            if (maxOdd == None or maxOdd < x):
                maxOdd = x
    print("The largest even number in the list is "+str(maxEven)+".")
    print("The largest odd number in the list is " + str(maxOdd) + ".")


# Testing
maximum([13,15,14,43,12])
maximum([294,3,99,394,500, 97])