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 mysql.connector

mydb = mysql.connector.connect(
  host="localhost",
  user="yourusername",
  password="yourpassword"
)

mycursor = mydb.cursor()

mycursor.execute("CREATE DATABASE mydatabase")

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]

bytes_data = b'Hello, World!'
string_data = bytes_data.decode('utf-8')
print("String:", string_data)

import subprocess

class CommandRunner:
    def run_command(self, command):
        command_process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)
        output = command_process.communicate()[0].strip()
        return_code = command_process.returncode
        return output, return_code

def main():
    # Create instance of CommandRunner
    runner = CommandRunner()
    
    # Define the command
    command = 'ping -c 4 localhost'
    
    try:
        # Run the command and get output and return code
        output, return_code = runner.run_command(command)
        
        # Print the output and return code
        print(f"Command output:\n{output}")
        print(f"Return code: {return_code}")
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()