Reduce function

reduce_fu.py

import functools #reduce() is in functools package
 
lis = [1, 3, 5, 6, 2]

def get_greater(a,b):
    if(a>b):
        return a
    else:
        return b

f1 = functools.reduce(lambda a,b : a if a > b else b,lis) #using lambda function
f2 = functools.reduce(get_greater, lis) #using normal function

>> f1
6
>> f2
6