Python Won't Count Two Digit Number As Highest Value

List = [name, lines.split(':')[1]] Latest_scores = (lines.split(':')[1][-7:]) Highscore = max(latest_scores) Print(highscore) Out of: 9,10,2, It says the highestvalue is 9, not 10

Solution 1:

You should convert the scores to integers, e.g. with map(int, Latest_scores). Strings are compared in alphabetic order, where 9 comes last and therefore is the maximum.

EDIT: From your comments it seems that Latest_scores is just a string. That would mean you're trying to find a maximum in a string. The max function then returns the "highest" character in the string. To make this work correctly, you have to split the string by the , character:

Latest_scores = lines.split(":")[1][-7:].split(",")
Highscore = max(map(int, Latest_scores))
Print(Highscore)