Print Equilateral Diamonds
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Python:
def diamond(height):
if height % 2 == 0:
raise ValueError('height must be odd')
half_height = height / 2
for row in xrange(height):
if row <= half_height:
indent = half_height - row
else:
indent = row - half_height
if row <= half_height:
fill = 0 if row == 0 else row - 2 - 1
else:
fill = 0 if row == height - 1 else (height - 1 - row) - 2 - 1
left = '%sX' % (' ' - indent)
right = '%sX' % (' ' - fill) if fill else ''
print left + right