There are plenty of solutions in python without any imports. If you are frustrated, forfeit and have a look at the solutions, some are quite clever.

Yes, most-connected-to is not a way to go. You need to think of something different.

Last line of the kata: The array will never be empty.

Also 8th kyu kata are introductory, so error handling would be too advanced for this kata.

Good for you and all but the whole reason I'm using python here is to do dumb shit like this.

I have more than enough readable code with my job, this is purely for fun.

Is that better? :D
https://www.codewars.com/kata/reviews/60219724ec17200001a89d56/groups/6024fe54c5d1a00001d04c19