import http.client
import json
import time
import timeit
import pickle

def get_colors(quantity=5, api_key=None):
    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("rebrickable.com")
    key = api_key
    auth_token = {'Authorization': 'key '+key}
    payload = "{}"
    headers = auth_token
    params = '/api/v3/lego/colors/?page=1&page_size='+str(quantity) # modify this so that results are limited by the `quantity` argument.

    conn.request("GET", params, payload, headers=headers)
    response = json.loads(conn.getresponse().read().decode('UTF-8'))["results"]
    colors = []

    for c in response:
        colors.append(c['name'])
    ################################################################
    #  insert code to handle data returned in the response         #
    # return a list of strings, one string for each color returned #
    ################################################################

    return colors

# uncomment these next 2 lines to test your implementation
colors = get_colors(quantity=5, api_key='83ce576bdf6440495ba3f11f351a3be7')
print(colors)

# The following is sample output of the get_colors() function and is used only to exmplify
# the format of the results for this cell.
# you may comment out or delete the below line.
# print("\n-------------sample-output-------------")
# print(['Fuschia', 'Magenta', 'Violet', 'Pink', 'White'])