Just do:

n = 3

my_list = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']

del my_list[:n]

print(my_list)

Output:

['d', 'e']

This also works for defining a start index and an end index where you are deleting objects:

start = 1
end = 3

del my_list[start:end]

print(my_list)

Output:

['a', 'd', 'e']