Question

Sandglass Star

Given an integer N, write a program to print the sandglass star pattern, similar to the pattern shown below.

* * * * * 
 * * * * 
  * * * 
   * * 
    * 
   * * 
  * * * 
 * * * * 
* * * * * 

Input

The input will be a single line containing a positive integer (N).Output

The output should contain the asterisk(*) characters in the sandglass star pattern.

Note: There is a space after each asterisk(*) character.Explanation

For example, if the given number is 5, the pattern should contain 9 rows and 9 columns as shown below.

* * * * * 
 * * * * 
  * * * 
   * * 
    * 
   * * 
  * * * 
 * * * * 
* * * * * 

Answer 1

N = int(input())

for i in range(N,0,-1):
    for j in range(N-i):
        print(' ', end='')
    for j in range(i):
        print('* ', end='')
    print()

for i in range(1, N):
    for j in range(N-i-1):
        print(' ', end='')
    for j in range(i+1):
        print('* ', end='')
    print()