code: def make_scope(self, col_scope_list=None, row_scope_list=None):
          
          if col_scope_list is not None and len(col_scope_list) > 0:
              self.apply_scope(col_scope_list, "col")
  
          if row_scope_list is not None and len(row_scope_list) > 0:
              self.apply_scope(row_scope_list, "row")
docs: Makes scopes and converts Td to Th for given arguments
          which represent lists of tuples (row_index, col_index)