get maximum number stored in a list

example #1

numbers = ['1086', '1123', '543', '1180', '1222', '1300', '888']
print(max(numbers))

result: 888,
desired result: 1300

example #2

numbers = ['1086', '1123', '1180', '1222', '1300']
print(max(numbers))

result: 1300,
desired result: 1300

goal

numbers = ['1086', '1123', '543', '1180', '1222', '1300', '888']
print(max(numbers))

result: 1300,
desired result: 1300

all 3 digit and 4 digit combinations should be involved

first 10 results from google index, that offering "enumarate", "max()", "sort()", [-1], [0] also different variations of "for" etc..

got me to write this question.

at most brain dead copy/paste.

thanks!

>Solution :

You list contains string not integers, you make use of map() to convert the string to integers:

numbers = ['1086', '1123', '543', '1180', '1222', '1300', '888']
print(max(map(int, numbers)))
>>> 1300