Answer to Question #233112 in Python for kaavya

Question

Shaded Diamond

Given an integer value N as input, write a program to print a shaded diamond of 2*N -1 rows using an asterisk(*) character as shown below.

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

Input

The first line of input is an integer N.

Explanation

In the given example

N = 5. Therefore, the output should be

*

* *

* * *

* * * *

* * * * *

* *

* *

* *

*

Sample Input 1

6

Sample Output 1

*

* *

* * *

* * * *

* * * * *

* * * * * *

* *

* *

* *

* *

*

Sample Input 2

5

Sample Output 2

*

* *

* * *

* * * *

* * * * *

* *

* *

* *

*

Answer 1

N = int(input())
for i in range(N):
    print(' '*(N - i - 1)+'* '* (i + 1))
for j in range(N-1):
    stars =' '*(j + 1)+ '*' + ' '*(N*2-2*j-5) + '*'
    if j == (N - 2):
        stars = ' '*(N - 1) + '*'
    print(stars)