inverted pyramid of asterisk using recursion in python

Question

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

code for the above:

j=0
k=12
for i in range(6):
    print(' '*(j),end=' ')
    print('*'*k,end=' ')
    j+=1
    k-=2
    print()

But I need to print the above pyramid using recursion and make sure both the spaces and asterisks are aligned as shown.

Does this answer your question? [Pyramid of asterisks program in Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4911341/pyramid-of-asterisks-program-in-python) — Shoaib Kakal, Dec 22 '20 at 11:39
@ShoaibK.I need to solve it specifically by recursion and not loops — Priyanka Govindarajan, Dec 22 '20 at 12:34
Ok, so what recursive solution have you tried? Do you understand the concept of recursion? What is the question here? — plum 0, Dec 22 '20 at 14:55

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 22 '20 at 12:12

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This recursive function prints the same shape as your example :

width = 12

def printRow(i):
    print(' ' * i, end=' ')
    print('*' * (width - i * 2), end=' ')
    print()
    if (i < width // 2): printRow(i+1)

printRow(0)

answered Dec 22 '20 at 12:12

dspr

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can you please explain the second last line, if(i – Priyanka Govindarajan Dec 22 '20 at 12:47
The number of rows is half the number of columns (`width // 2`), so the recursive calls must stop once `i` reaches that value – dspr Dec 22 '20 at 12:54

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