def find_second_max(array): if array and len(array) > 0: array.sort() my_max = array[0] my_second_max = None for i in array: if i > my_max: my_second_max = my_max my_max = i elif i < my_max: if my_second_max is None: my_second_max = i else: if i > my_max: my_second_max = i return my_second_max return None ################################################# def verifier(test_name, actual, expected): print(test_name) if actual != expected: print("=======> FAILED! <=======") print(f"Got value <{actual}>") print(f"Expected value is <{expected}>") else: print("PASSED") print() second_max_tests = [([1, 6, 3, 6, 54, 3, 6, 3, 1, 2, 8], 8), ([2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2], None), ([2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4], 2), ([], None), ([1, 0, -1], 0), ([4, -7, 6, 23, -5, 23, -4, 5, 7, 100], 23)] for i in range(len(second_max_tests)): verifier(f"Second max test {i+1}", find_second_max(second_max_tests[i][0]), second_max_tests[i][1])