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

def clamp_number(num, a, b):
  return max(min(num, max(a, b)), min(a, b))
  
clamp_number(2, 3, 5) # 3
clamp_number(1, -1, -5) # -1

import os

# Get the current directory
current_dir = os.getcwd()

# Loop through each file in the current directory
for filename in os.listdir(current_dir):

    # Check if the file name starts with a number followed by a period and a space
    if filename[0].isdigit() and filename[1] == '.' and filename[2] == ' ':
        
        # Remove the number, period, and space from the file name
        new_filename = filename[3:]
        
        # Rename the file
        os.rename(os.path.join(current_dir, filename), os.path.join(current_dir, new_filename))

from typing import Optional

from datetime import datetime

def convert_timestamp_string_to_epoch(timestamp: str) -> Optional[int]:
    epoch_time = None
    time_obj = datetime.strptime(timestamp, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
    epoch_time = int((time_obj - datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds() * 1000)
    return epoch_time


print(int(convert_timestamp_string_to_epoch("2025-08-01 13:11:47.171")))
#above outputs 1754053907171.0

#how to I remove the .0 ?

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]