diff --git a/largest_in_list b/largest_in_list
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+n = int(input("Enter the number of elements: "))
+l = []
+print ("Enter",n,"elements:")
+for i in range(0, n):
+   a = int (input ())
+   l.append(a)
+
+max = l[0]
+for i in range(1,n):
+   if (l[i] > max):
+      max = l[i]
+
+print("The largest number is",max)