__author__ = 'Avinash' # Python3 program to print alphabet pattern D # * * * * * # * * # * * # * * # * * # * * # * * # * * * * * def print_pattern(n): # Outer for loop for number of rows for row in range(n): # Inner for loop columns for column in range(n - 2): # prints first and last row if ( ((row == 0 or row == n-1) and (0 < column < n-3)) or # prints first column column == 0 or # prints last column column == n - 3 and (row != 0 and row != n - 1) ): print("*", end=" ") else: print(" ", end="") print() # Size of the letter num = int(input("Enter the size \t")) if num < 8: print("Enter a number atleast 8") else: print_pattern(num)