field_vals = [1, 1000, 10, 100, 100]
search_cursor = [row_ for row_ in field_vals]
max(search_cursor)
Out[4]: 1000
you have to start thinking of you search cursor in this way.
or this way.
big_num = -1e200
for row_ in field_vals:
print("{} bigger than {}?".format(row_, big_num))
1 bigger than -1e+200?
1000 bigger than -1e+200?
10 bigger than -1e+200?
100 bigger than -1e+200?
100 bigger than -1e+200?
or do something as you go along
for row_ in field_vals:
print("{} bigger than {}?".format(row_, row_*20))
1 bigger than 20?
1000 bigger than 20000?
10 bigger than 200?
100 bigger than 2000?
100 bigger than 2000?