Python Solution for Challenge-217 Task #2 by Leo Manfredi

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Python 3.9.2 on Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
+
+print('challenge-217-task2')
+
+# Task 2: Max Number
+# You are given a list of positive integers.
+# Write a script to concatenate the integers to form the highest possible value.
+
+# Example 1
+# Input: @list = (1, 23)
+# Output: 231
+
+# Example 2
+# Input: @list = (10, 3, 2)
+# Output: 3210
+
+# Example 3
+# Input: @list = (31, 2, 4, 10)
+# Output: 431210
+
+def max_number(nums: list[int]) -> int:
+    print(f"Input: list = {nums}")
+    out = ''.join(sorted([ str(i) for i in nums], reverse = True))
+    return int(out)
+
+
+def main():    
+    print("Output: ", max_number([1, 23]), "\n")
+    print("Output: ", max_number([10, 3 ,2]), "\n")
+    print("Output: ", max_number([31, 2 , 4, 10]), "\n")
+    print("Output: ", max_number([5, 11, 4, 1, 2]), "\n")
+    print("Output: ", max_number([1, 10]), "\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()