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)

print("test")

# Function to check Armstrong number
def is_armstrong_number(number):
    # Convert number to string to iterate over its digits
    num_str = str(number)
    
    # Calculate the sum of the cubes of each digit
    digit_sum = sum(int(digit) ** len(num_str) for digit in num_str)
    
    # Compare the sum with the original number
    if digit_sum == number:
        return True
    else:
        return False

# Prompt user for a number
number = int(input("Enter a number: "))

# Check if the number is an Armstrong number
if is_armstrong_number(number):
    print(number, "is an Armstrong number.")
else:
    print(number, "is not an Armstrong number.")

from statistics import median, mean, mode

def print_stats(array):
  print(array)
  print("median =", median(array))
  print("mean   =", mean(array))
  print("mode   =", mode(array))
  print()

print_stats([1, 2, 3, 3, 4])
print_stats([1, 2, 3, 3])

def print_pyramid_pattern(n):
     
    # outer loop to handle number of rows
    # n in this case
    for i in range(0, n):
     
        # inner loop to handle number of columns
        # values changing acc. to outer loop
        for j in range(0, i+1):
         
            # printing stars
            print("* ",end="")
      
        # ending line after each row
        print("\r")
 
print_pyramid_pattern(10)

# function which return reverse of a string
def isPalindrome(s):
    return s == s[::-1]
 
# Driver code
s = "malayalam"
ans = isPalindrome(s)
 
if ans:
    print("Yes")
else:
    print("No")