["python","max"]
How do I find the maximum (larger, greater) of 2 numbers?

I have two variables value and run: value = -9999 run = problem.getscore() How can I find out which one is greater, and get the greater value? See also Find the greatest (largest, maximum) number in a list of numbers - those approaches work (and are shown here), but two numbers can also be compared directly.
Use the builtin function max. Example: max(2, 4) returns 4. Just for giggles, there's a min as well...should you need it. :P