Beginner Challenge 1

Challenge Description

Write a program that prints the following star pattern:

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*

Solution


  for i in range(5, 0, -1):
    print('*' * i)

To achieve this, we can use a `for` loop that iterates from 5 down to 1, decrementing by 1 each time. This means it starts at 5 and stops before reaching 0. And for each `for` loop iteration, the number of stars printed varies by `i`.
To recall, the `range` function in Python has the following syntax:


range(starting_index, ending_index, step_value)

In this case, range(5, 0, -1) means:

starting_index is 5
ending_index is 0 (exclusive)
step_value is -1 (increase by -1 each iteration)

Thus, the loop will generate the sequence: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Good luck and happy coding!