Question

For Python: (Use # comments to explain each line)

Write code that prints an octagon shape using stars, by prompting the user for the octagon side length.  

For example: "How long should each side of the octagon be? "

Then takes this input, and prints an octagon in stars using the user input.

Answer 1

Code:-

#split the octogon into 3 parts
length=int(input("How long should each side of the octagon be?")) #taking input from user
for i in range(length-1): #loop for upper part
print(' ' * (length-i-1) + '*' * (length+(i*2))) #no of spaces and no of stars printed
for i in range(length): #loop for middle part
print('*' * (length*3-2)) #no of stars printed here no spaces
for i in range(length-1,0,-1): #loop for lower part
print(' ' * (length-i) + '*' * (length+(i*2)-2)) #no of spaces and no of stars printed

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