Program to print double sided stair-case pattern

def pattern(n):

for i in range(1,n+1):

k =i + 1 if(i % 2 != 0) else i

for g in range(k,n):

if g>=k:

print(end=" ")

for j in range(0,k):

if j == k - 1:

print(" * ")

else:

print(" * ", end = " ")

n = 10

pattern(n)