The Largest Gap

Find the biggest difference between two neighbouring numbers in a list.

◈ Graded Challenge

Write a function that returns the largest difference between two neighbouring numbers in a list. Return 0 for a list with fewer than two numbers. Input: [3, 9, 4, 20] Output: 16

Name it exactly: def largest_gap(numbers):

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