Find the Largest Element in an Array | Python DSA for Beginners (2 Easy Approaches)

In this video, you’ll learn how to find the largest element in an array using Python. We’ll walk through two beginner-friendly approaches with step-by-step explanations: 🔹 Approach 1: Sort the array and return the last element 🔹 Approach 2: Find the maximum value in a single pass — an efficient method used in real-world scenarios 👨‍💻 What You’ll Learn: How to use Python’s built-in sort() method How to scan an array and track the maximum element Step-by-step dry run of logic with comparisons Time and space complexity analysis for each approach 📌 Example Used: Input array: [3, 7, 5, 9, 4] Output: 9 ✅ Time Complexities: Sorting approach: O(n log n) Single pass approach: O(n) where n is length of array