list_1_max_end3.py

# Given an array of ints length 3, figure out which is larger, the first or last
# element in the array, and set all the other elements to be that value.
# Return the changed array.

# max_end3([1, 2, 3]) → [3, 3, 3]
# max_end3([11, 5, 9]) → [11, 11, 11]
# max_end3([2, 11, 3]) → [3, 3, 3]

def max_end3(nums):
    val  = max(nums[0], nums[-1])
    for i in range(len(nums)):
        nums[i] = val
    return nums