docs: def pop(self, timeout=None):
          """
          :param timeout: OPTIONAL DURATION
          :return: None, IF timeout PASSES
          """
          with self.lock:
              while not self.please_stop:
                  if self.db.status.end > self.start:
                      value = self.db[str(self.start)]
                      self.start += 1
                      return value
  
                  if timeout is not None:
                      with suppress_exception:
                          self.lock.wait(timeout=timeout)
                          if self.db.status.end <= self.start:
                              return None
                  else:
                      self.lock.wait()
  
              DEBUG and Log.note("persistent queue already stopped")
              return THREAD_STOP