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Language/Type: Python lists traversals cumulative algorithms

Write a function named maximum that accepts a list of integers as a parameter and returns the maximum value in the list. For example, if a list named nums passed stores [17, 7, -1, 26, 3, 9], the call of maximum(nums) should return 26. You may assume that the list contains at least one element. Your function should not modify the elements of the list.

Function: Write a Python function as described, not a complete program.

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