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.