Find Maximum time value from list of time value

Question

I need to find the maximum time value from the list:

num[2] = 2012-12-16 16:56:31

I have tried with following:

max =0
for num in list:
 if num[2] > max:
   max = num
print max

But it is showing error:

    if num[5] > max:
TypeError: can't compare datetime.datetime to int

Answer 1

You can do

max(my_dates)

Don't call your list, list, as that shadows a builtin and makes confusing errors later on.

Don't name your variables anything in this link