# Write a function safe_max(numbers) that returns the largest number in a list, or None if the list is

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Write a function safe_max(numbers) that returns the largest number in a list, or None if the list is empty. Test it by calling it with an empty list, a single-element list [42], and [3, 1, 9, 4]. Print each result on its own line.

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