1. def print_lx(num):
    2. up = half = num//2
    3. if num%2==1:
    4. up = up + 1
    5. for i in range(1,up+1):
    6. print(" "*(up-i)," *"*(2*i-1),sep='')
    7. for i in range(half,0,-1):
    8. print(" "*(up-i)," *"*(2*i-1),sep='')
    9. print_lx(5)