List Functions: Finding the maximum value in a list

Question

I have given a list and tried to find the max value in the list as follows:
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In [68]: list=['5','3','6','a','c']
In [69]: max(list)
Out[69]: 'c'
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Why did I get the output of max(list) as 'c'.
What is the logic used here?

Answer 1

It's all about ASCII code:
48 - 57 range is '0 - 9' chars,
97 - 122 range is 'a - z' chars
Which means:
'5' char = 53 in ASCII
'3' char = 51 in ASCII
'6' char = 54 in ASCII
'a' char = 97 in ASCII
'c' char = 99 in ASCII

I hope it's clear enough :)

Answer 2

Yeah, it's 51 😄 Fixed 👌
You're welcome 👍

Answer 3

Thanks Jakub M.
Its clear now.
It took me some time to understand as I was not familiar with ASCII code
and also you mis-typed '3' char as 50 instead of 51.