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)

# @return a list of strings, [s1, s2]
def letterCombinations(self, digits):
    if '' == digits: return []
    kvmaps = {
        '2': 'abc',
        '3': 'def',
        '4': 'ghi',
        '5': 'jkl',
        '6': 'mno',
        '7': 'pqrs',
        '8': 'tuv',
        '9': 'wxyz'
    }
    return reduce(lambda acc, digit: [x + y for x in acc for y in kvmaps[digit]], digits, [''])

import pandas as pd



x = pd.read_excel(FILE_NAME)

print(x)

https://codecatch.net/post/06c9f5b7-1e00-40dc-b436-b8cccc4b69be

import os

# Get the current directory
current_dir = os.getcwd()

# Loop through each file in the current directory
for filename in os.listdir(current_dir):

    # Check if the file name starts with a number followed by a period and a space
    if filename[0].isdigit() and filename[1] == '.' and filename[2] == ' ':
        
        # Remove the number, period, and space from the file name
        new_filename = filename[3:]
        
        # Rename the file
        os.rename(os.path.join(current_dir, filename), os.path.join(current_dir, new_filename))

def key_of_min(d):
  return min(d, key = d.get)

key_of_min({'a':4, 'b':0, 'c':13}) # b