Buggy python submission (verdict: Time Limit Exceeded):
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from sys import stdout
from bisect import bisect_left as binl
from copy import copy, deepcopy
from collections import defaultdict


mod = 1


def intin():
    input_tuple = input().split()
    if len(input_tuple) <= 1:
        return int(input_tuple[0])
    return tuple(map(int, input_tuple))


def intina():
    return [int(i) for i in input().split()]


def intinl(count):
    return [intin() for _ in range(count)]


def modadd(x, y):
    global mod
    return (x + y) % mod


def modmlt(x, y):
    global mod
    return (x * y) % mod


def lcm(x, y):
    while y != 0:
        z = x % y
        x = y
        y = z
    return x


def combination(x, y):
    assert(x >= y)

    if y > x // 2:
        y = x - y

    ret = 1

    for i in range(0, y):
        j = x - i
        i = i + 1

        ret = ret * j
        ret = ret // i

    return ret


def get_divisors(x):
    retlist = []
    for i in range(1, int(x**0.5) + 3):
        if x % i == 0:
            retlist.append(i)
            retlist.append(x // i)
    return retlist


def get_factors(x):
    retlist = []
    for i in range(2, int(x**0.5) + 3):
        while x % i == 0:
            retlist.append(i)
            x = x // i
    retlist.append(x)
    return retlist


def make_linklist(xylist):
    linklist = {}
    for a, b in xylist:
        linklist.setdefault(a, [])
        linklist.setdefault(b, [])
        linklist[a].append(b)
        linklist[b].append(a)
    return linklist


def calc_longest_distance(linklist, v=1):
    distance_list = {}
    distance_count = 0
    distance = 0
    vlist_previous = []
    vlist = [v]
    nodecount = len(linklist)

    while distance_count < nodecount:
        vlist_next = []
        for v in vlist:
            distance_list[v] = distance
            distance_count += 1
            vlist_next.extend(linklist[v])
        distance += 1
        vlist_to_del = vlist_previous
        vlist_previous = vlist
        vlist = list(set(vlist_next) - set(vlist_to_del))

    max_distance = -1
    max_v = None
    for v, distance in distance_list.items():
        if distance > max_distance:
            max_distance = distance
            max_v = v

    return (max_distance, max_v)


def calc_tree_diameter(linklist, v=1):
    _, u = calc_longest_distance(linklist, v)
    distance, _ = calc_longest_distance(linklist, u)
    return distance


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def f(n, ceil, clist, acum):
    if not clist and n:
        return float('inf')
    if not clist:
        return acum
    ans = float('inf')
    for i in range(min(ceil, n // clist[0]) + 1):
        ans = min(ans, f(n - i * clist[0], ceil - i, clist[1:], acum + i))
    return ans


def main():
    n = intin()

    clist = [1]
    clist.extend([6, 6**2, 6**3, 6**4, 6**5, 6**6, 6**7])
    clist.extend([9, 9**2, 9**3, 9**4, 9**5, 9**6])
    clist.sort()
    clist.reverse()

    nn = n
    ceil = 0
    for c in clist:
        k = nn // c
        ceil += k
        nn -= k * c
        if nn == 0:
            break

    print(f(n, ceil, clist, 0))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Fixed submission:
###############################################################################

from sys import stdout
from bisect import bisect_left as binl
from copy import copy, deepcopy
from collections import defaultdict


mod = 1


def intin():
    input_tuple = input().split()
    if len(input_tuple) <= 1:
        return int(input_tuple[0])
    return tuple(map(int, input_tuple))


def intina():
    return [int(i) for i in input().split()]


def intinl(count):
    return [intin() for _ in range(count)]


def modadd(x, y):
    global mod
    return (x + y) % mod


def modmlt(x, y):
    global mod
    return (x * y) % mod


def lcm(x, y):
    while y != 0:
        z = x % y
        x = y
        y = z
    return x


def combination(x, y):
    assert(x >= y)

    if y > x // 2:
        y = x - y

    ret = 1

    for i in range(0, y):
        j = x - i
        i = i + 1

        ret = ret * j
        ret = ret // i

    return ret


def get_divisors(x):
    retlist = []
    for i in range(1, int(x**0.5) + 3):
        if x % i == 0:
            retlist.append(i)
            retlist.append(x // i)
    return retlist


def get_factors(x):
    retlist = []
    for i in range(2, int(x**0.5) + 3):
        while x % i == 0:
            retlist.append(i)
            x = x // i
    retlist.append(x)
    return retlist


def make_linklist(xylist):
    linklist = {}
    for a, b in xylist:
        linklist.setdefault(a, [])
        linklist.setdefault(b, [])
        linklist[a].append(b)
        linklist[b].append(a)
    return linklist


def calc_longest_distance(linklist, v=1):
    distance_list = {}
    distance_count = 0
    distance = 0
    vlist_previous = []
    vlist = [v]
    nodecount = len(linklist)

    while distance_count < nodecount:
        vlist_next = []
        for v in vlist:
            distance_list[v] = distance
            distance_count += 1
            vlist_next.extend(linklist[v])
        distance += 1
        vlist_to_del = vlist_previous
        vlist_previous = vlist
        vlist = list(set(vlist_next) - set(vlist_to_del))

    max_distance = -1
    max_v = None
    for v, distance in distance_list.items():
        if distance > max_distance:
            max_distance = distance
            max_v = v

    return (max_distance, max_v)


def calc_tree_diameter(linklist, v=1):
    _, u = calc_longest_distance(linklist, v)
    distance, _ = calc_longest_distance(linklist, u)
    return distance


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def main():
    n = intin()

    ans = n

    for i in range(n // 6 + 1):
        count = 0

        s6 = i * 6
        ii = i
        for j in range(1, n + 1):
            scount = ii % 6
            count += scount
            ii = ii // 6
            s6 -= (6**j) * scount
            if not s6:
                break

        s9 = n - i * 6
        ii = s9

        for j in range(0, n + 1):
            scount = ii % 9
            count += scount
            ii = ii // 9
            s9 -= (9**j) * scount
            if not s9:
                break

        ans = min(ans, count)

    print(ans)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()