idarthjedi · December 22, 2021 06:12 · idarthjedi · Dec 22, 2021
diff --git a/alphabet_rangoli.py b/alphabet_rangoli.py
 def print_alpha_rangoli(size):
    alpha = [x for x in 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'] 
    output = []
    display = []
    
    # determine the total width of the alphabet rangoli
    width = (size + (size - 1)) + ((size + (size - 1)) - 1)
    
    # for each of the letters in reverse order (starting inside out)
    for lin in range(size -1, -1, -1):
        design = []
        # build the individual line top down
        output.append(str(alpha[lin]))
        for int_lin in range(len(output) -1, -1, -1):
            design.append(output[int_lin])
            if int_lin != len(output) - 1:
                design.insert(0, output[int_lin])
        # pull the line together           
        display.append(('-'.join(design)).center(width, '-'))
    
    # built to the center, now reverse to the bottom
    for lin in range(len(display) -2, -1, -1):
        display.append(display[lin])
    
    print('\n'.join(display))
    
    
    
    
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    while True:
        n = int(input('Please enter a number of letters between 2 and 26: '))
        if n < 2 or n > 26: 
            continue
        else:
            print_alpha_rangoli(n)
            break
	def print_alpha_rangoli(size):
	alpha = [x for x in 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz']
	output = []
	display = []

	# determine the total width of the alphabet rangoli
	width = (size + (size - 1)) + ((size + (size - 1)) - 1)

	# for each of the letters in reverse order (starting inside out)
	for lin in range(size -1, -1, -1):
	design = []
	# build the individual line top down
	output.append(str(alpha[lin]))
	for int_lin in range(len(output) -1, -1, -1):
	design.append(output[int_lin])
	if int_lin != len(output) - 1:
	design.insert(0, output[int_lin])
	# pull the line together
	display.append(('-'.join(design)).center(width, '-'))

	# built to the center, now reverse to the bottom
	for lin in range(len(display) -2, -1, -1):
	display.append(display[lin])

	print('\n'.join(display))




	if __name__ == '__main__':
	while True:
	n = int(input('Please enter a number of letters between 2 and 26: '))
	if n < 2 or n > 26:
	continue
	else:
	print_alpha_rangoli(n)
	break
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