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title: max_by
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tags: math,list,beginner
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firstSeen: 2019-08-20T15:42:41+03:00
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lastUpdated: 2020-11-02T19:28:27+02:00
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---
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Returns the maximum value of a list, after mapping each element to a value using the provided function.
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- Use `map()` with `fn` to map each element to a value using the provided function.
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- Use `max()` to return the maximum value.
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```py
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def max_by(lst, fn):
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return max(map(fn, lst))
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```
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```py
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max_by([{ 'n': 4 }, { 'n': 2 }, { 'n': 8 }, { 'n': 6 }], lambda v : v['n']) # 8
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```
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