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+---
+title: N max elements
+type: snippet
+language: python
+tags: [list,math]
+cover: red-succulent
+dateModified: 2020-11-02T19:28:27+02:00
+---
+
+Returns the `n` maximum elements from the provided list.
+
+- Use `sorted()` to sort the list.
+- Use slice notation to get the specified number of elements.
+- Omit the second argument, `n`, to get a one-element list.
+- If `n` is greater than or equal to the provided list's length, then return the original list (sorted in descending order).
+
+```py
+def max_n(lst, n = 1):
+  return sorted(lst, reverse = True)[:n]
+```
+
+```py
+max_n([1, 2, 3]) # [3]
+max_n([1, 2, 3], 2) # [3, 2]
+```