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+# Python program to find largest
+# number in a list
+
+# creating empty list
+list1 = []
+
+# asking number of elements to put in list
+num = int(input("Enter number of elements in list: "))
+
+# iterating till num to append elements in list
+for i in range(1, num + 1):
+	ele = int(input("Enter elements: "))
+	list1.append(ele)
+	
+# print maximum element
+print("Largest element is:", max(list1))