Programs for printing pyramid patterns in Python

Difficulty Level : Easy
Last Updated : 20 Jan, 2021

Patterns can be printed in python using simple for loops. First outer loop is used to handle number of rows and Inner nested loop is used to handle the number of columns. Manipulating the print statements, different number patterns, alphabet patterns or star patterns can be printed.
Some of the Patterns are shown in this article.

Simple pyramid pattern

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern
def pypart(n):
     
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    # n in this case
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing stars
            print("* ",end="")
      
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
pypart(n)

Output

* 
* * 
* * * 
* * * * 
* * * * *

Another Approach:
Using List in Python 3, this could be done in a simpler way

Python

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern
def pypart(n):
    myList = []
    for i in range(1,n+1):
        myList.append("*"*i)
    print("\n".join(myList))
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
pypart(n)

Output

*
**
***
****
*****

After 180 degree rotation

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern
def pypart2(n):
     
    # number of spaces
    k = 2*n - 2
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number spaces
        # values changing acc. to requirement
        for j in range(0, k):
            print(end=" ")
     
        # decrementing k after each loop
        k = k - 2
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing stars
            print("* ", end="")
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
pypart2(n)

Output

        * 
      * * 
    * * * 
  * * * * 
* * * * *

Printing Triangle

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern triangle
def triangle(n):
     
    # number of spaces
    k = n - 1
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number spaces
        # values changing acc. to requirement
        for j in range(0, k):
            print(end=" ")
     
        # decrementing k after each loop
        k = k - 1
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing stars
            print("* ", end="")
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
triangle(n)

Output

    * 
   * * 
  * * * 
 * * * * 
* * * * *

Number Pattern

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern of numbers
def numpat(n):
     
    # initialising starting number
    num = 1
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # re assigning num
        num = 1
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
            # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
                # printing number
            print(num, end=" ")
         
            # incrementing number at each column
            num = num + 1
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver code
n = 5
numpat(n)

Output

Numbers without reassigning

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern of numbers
def contnum(n):
     
    # initializing starting number
    num = 1
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # not re assigning num
        # num = 1
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing number
            print(num, end=" ")
         
            # incrementing number at each column
            num = num + 1
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
n = 5
 
# sending 5 as argument
# calling Function
contnum(n)

Output

1 
2 3 
4 5 6 
7 8 9 10 
11 12 13 14 15

Character Pattern

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern of alphabets
def alphapat(n):
     
    # initializing value corresponding to 'A'
    # ASCII value
    num = 65
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    # 5 in this case
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # explicitely converting to char
            ch = chr(num)
         
            # printing char value
            print(ch, end=" ")
     
        # incrementing number
        num = num + 1
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
alphapat(n)

Output

A 
B B 
C C C 
D D D D 
E E E E E

Continuous Character pattern

Python3

# Python code 3.x to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern of alphabets
def  contalpha(n):
     
    # initializing value corresponding to 'A'
    # ASCII value
    num = 65
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
-   for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # explicitely converting to char
            ch = chr(num)
         
            # printing char value
            print(ch, end=" ")
         
            # incrementing at each column
            num = num +1
     
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver code
n = 5
contalpha(n)

Output:

A 
B C 
D E F 
G H I J 
K L M N O

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Simple pyramid pattern

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern
def pypart(n):
     
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    # n in this case
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing stars
            print("* ",end="")
      
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
pypart(n)

Output

* 
* * 
* * * 
* * * * 
* * * * *

After 180 degree rotation

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern
def pypart2(n):
     
    # number of spaces
    k = 2*n - 2
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number spaces
        # values changing acc. to requirement
        for j in range(0, k):
            print(end=" ")
     
        # decrementing k after each loop
        k = k - 2
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing stars
            print("* ", end="")
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
pypart2(n)

Output

        * 
      * * 
    * * * 
  * * * * 
* * * * *

Printing Triangle

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern triangle
def triangle(n):
     
    # number of spaces
    k = n - 1
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number spaces
        # values changing acc. to requirement
        for j in range(0, k):
            print(end=" ")
     
        # decrementing k after each loop
        k = k - 1
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing stars
            print("* ", end="")
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
triangle(n)

Output

    * 
   * * 
  * * * 
 * * * * 
* * * * *

Number Pattern

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern of numbers
def numpat(n):
     
    # initialising starting number
    num = 1
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # re assigning num
        num = 1
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
            # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
                # printing number
            print(num, end=" ")
         
            # incrementing number at each column
            num = num + 1
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver code
n = 5
numpat(n)

Output

Numbers without re-assigning

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern of numbers
def contnum(n):
     
    # initializing starting number
    num = 1
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # not re assigning num
        # num = 1
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing number
            print(num, end=" ")
         
            # incrementing number at each column
            num = num + 1
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
n = 5
 
# sending 5 as argument
# calling Function
contnum(n)

Output

1 
2 3 
4 5 6 
7 8 9 10 
11 12 13 14 15

Character Pattern

Python3

# Python 3.x code to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern of alphabets
def alphapat(n):
     
    # initializing value corresponding to 'A'
    # ASCII value
    num = 65
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    # 5 in this case
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # explicitely converting to char
            ch = chr(num)
         
            # printing char value
            print(ch, end=" ")
     
        # incrementing number
        num = num + 1
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver Code
n = 5
alphapat(n)

Output

A 
B B 
C C C 
D D D D 
E E E E E

Continuous Character pattern

Python3

# Python code 3.x to demonstrate star pattern
 
# Function to demonstrate printing pattern of alphabets
def  contalpha(n):
     
    # initializing value corresponding to 'A'
    # ASCII value
    num = 65
 
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
-   for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # explicitely converting to char
            ch = chr(num)
         
            # printing char value
            print(ch, end=" ")
         
            # incrementing at each column
            num = num +1
     
     
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
# Driver code
n = 5
contalpha(n)

Output:

A 
B C 
D E F 
G H I J 
K L M N O

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