N = int(input("N:\t")) if not N%2: exit() Matrix = [] for X in range(N): Matrix.append([]) for Y in range(N): Matrix[X].append(0) T = 0 X = 0 while True: for Y in range(T, N-T): Matrix[Y][X] = 1 T+=1 X+=1 if T==int(N/2+0.5): break for X in Matrix: S = "" for Y in X: S += (" " if not Y else "*") print(S) while 1:0