How to generate a right-angled triangle using stars in Python

In this shot, we will discuss how to generate a right-angled triangle using stars in Python.

We can print a plethora of patterns using python. The basic and only prerequisite for this is a good understanding of how loops work in Python. Here, we will be using simple for loops to generate a right-angled triangle using stars.

Description

A right-angled triangle must have one angle equal to 90 degrees.

To execute this using Python programming, we will use two for loops:

  • An outer loop: To handle the number of rows.
  • An inner loop: To handle the number of columns.

Code

Let us see the code snippet below to understand it better.

# Number of rows
rows = 5
# Outer loop to handle the rows
for i in range(rows):
    
    # Inner loop to handle the columns
    for j in range(i + 1):
        
        # Printing the pattern
        print("*", end=' ')
    
    # Next Line
    print()

Explanation

  • In line 2, we take the input for the number of rows (i.e. the length of the triangle).

  • In line 5, we create a for loop to handle the number of rows.

  • In line 8, we create a nested for loop (inner loop), to handle the number of columns.

  • In line 11, we print the pattern (*). Any other character could be printed by being in the print statement. The end statement helps us to be on the same line till the loop finishes.

  • In line 14, we use print(), to move to the next line.

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