Python program to check if the maximum element of the list lies in the first half of the list or in the second half

write a program to check if the maximum element of the list lies in the first half of the list or in the second half.

lst=eval(input("Enter a list :"))
ln=len(lst)
mx=max(lst)
ind=lst.index(mx)
if ind<=(ln/2):
    printf("The maximum element ",mx,"lies in the 1st half.")
else:
    print("The maximum element ",mx,"lies in the 2nd half.")

Enter a list :[4,5,6,7,5,6,12]

The maximum element  12 lies in the 2nd half.