Python program to find the maximum element in a list :

# Define a list

my_list = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

# Find the maximum element

max_element = max(my_list)

# Print the maximum element

print("The maximum element in the list is:", max_element)

```

This will output:

```

The maximum element in the list is: 50

```

You can replace `my_list` with any list you want to find the maximum element from.