Question

Implement a function that meets the specifications below.

def max_val(t):
""" t, tuple or list
Each element of t is either an int, a tuple, or a list
No tuple or list is empty
Returns the maximum int in t or (recursively) in an element of t """
# Your code here
For example,

max_val((5, (1,2), [[1],[2]])) returns 5.
max_val((5, (1,2), [[1],[9]])) returns 9.
Paste your entire function, including the definition, in the box below. Do not leave any debugging print statements.

Answer 1

def sum_digits(s):  result=0;  isSummed=False;  for char in s:    if char=="0" or char=="1" or char=="2" or char=="3" or char=="4" or char=="5" or char=="6" or char=="7" or char=="8" or char=="9":      result+=int(char);      if not isSummed:        isSummed=True;  if not isSummed:    raise ValueError();  else:    return int(result);