def print_x_pattern(size):
    i,j = 0,size - 1

    while j >= 0 and i < size:

        initial_spaces = ' '*min(i,j)
        middle_spaces = ' '*(abs(i - j) - 1)
        final_spaces = ' '*(size - 1 - max(i,j))

        if j == i:
            print(initial_spaces + '*' + final_spaces)
        else:
            print(initial_spaces + '*' + middle_spaces + '*' + final_spaces)

        i += 1
        j -= 1

print_x_pattern(7)

string

def byte_size(s):
  return len(s.encode('utf-8'))
  
byte_size('😀') # 4
byte_size('Hello World') # 11

#You are given a two-digit integer n. Return the sum of its digits.
#Example
#For n = 29 the output should be solution (n) = 11
def solution(n):
    return (n//10 + n%10)

prime_lists=[] # a list to store the prime numbers

def prime(n): # define prime numbers
    if n <= 1:
        return False
    # divide n by 2... up to n-1
    for i in range(2, n):
        if n % i == 0:  # the remainder should'nt be a 0
            return False
    else:
        prime_lists.append(n)
        return True



for n in range(30,1000):  # calling function and passing starting point =30 coz we need primes >30
    prime(n)

check=0 # a var to limit the output  to 10 only
for n in prime_lists:
    for x in prime_lists:
        val=  n *x
        if (val > 1000 ):
            check=check +1
        if (check <10) :
            print("the num is:", val , "=",n , "* ", x )
        break

def clamp_number(num, a, b):
  return max(min(num, max(a, b)), min(a, b))
  
clamp_number(2, 3, 5) # 3
clamp_number(1, -1, -5) # -1