How can I create advanced star patterns in Python?

How can I create advanced star patterns in Python?

You can use nested loops to create star patterns. Would you like to see a specific pattern example?

Yes, can you show me how to create a diamond shape?

Sure! You can use a combination of spaces and stars in nested loops. Here's a simple code snippet:

n = 5  # height of the diamond

for i in range(n):
    print(' ' * (n - i - 1) + '*' * (2 * i + 1))
for i in range(n - 2, -1, -1):
    print(' ' * (n - i - 1) + '*' * (2 * i + 1))

That looks great! How can I modify it to create a hollow diamond?

To create a hollow diamond, you can modify the code to only print stars at the borders. Here's how:

n = 5

for i in range(n):
    if i == 0:
        print(' ' * (n - i - 1) + '*')
    else:
        print(' ' * (n - i - 1) + '*' + ' ' * (2 * i - 1) + '*')
for i in range(n - 2, 0, -1):
    if i == 1:
        print(' ' * (n - i - 1) + '*')
    else:
        print(' ' * (n - i - 1) + '*' + ' ' * (2 * i - 1) + '*')