def max_n(lst, n = 1):
  return sorted(lst, reverse = True)[:n]

max_n([1, 2, 3]) # [3]
max_n([1, 2, 3], 2) # [3, 2]

def bitonic_sort(arr, low, cnt, direction):
    ...

my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
removed_element = my_list.pop(2)  # Remove and return element at index 2
print(removed_element)  # 3
print(my_list)  # [1, 2, 4, 5]

last_element = my_list.pop()  # Remove and return the last element
print(last_element)  # 5
print(my_list)  # [1, 2, 4]

x[cat_var].isnull().sum().sort_values(ascending=False)

def hex_to_rgb(hex):
  return tuple(int(hex[i:i+2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))

hex_to_rgb('FFA501') # (255, 165, 1)