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)

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)

string

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def get_ldap_user(member_cn, user, passwrd):
    '''
    Get an LDAP user and return the SAMAccountName
    '''
    #---- Setting up the Connection
    #account used for binding - Avoid putting these in version control
    bindDN = str(user) + "@unt.ad.unt.edu"
    bindPass = passwrd

    #set some tuneables for the LDAP library.
    ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, ldap.OPT_X_TLS_ALLOW)
    #ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CACERTFILE, CACERTFILE)
    
    conn = ldap.initialize('ldaps://unt.ad.unt.edu')
    conn.protocol_version = 3
    conn.set_option(ldap.OPT_REFERRALS, 0)

    #authenticate the connection so that you can make additional queries
    try:
        result = conn.simple_bind_s(bindDN, bindPass) 
    except ldap.INVALID_CREDENTIALS:
        result = "Invalid credentials for %s" % user
        sys.exit()

    #build query in the form of (uid=user)
    ldap_query = '(|(displayName=' + member_cn + ')(cn='+ member_cn + ')(name=' + member_cn + '))'
    ldap_info = conn.search_s('DC=unt,DC=ad,DC=unt,DC=edu', ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, filterstr=ldap_query)
    sAMAccountName = str(ldap_info[0][1]['sAMAccountName']).replace("[b'", "").replace("']","")
    return sAMAccountName

import anytree as at
import random as rm

# Generate a tree with node_count many nodes. Each has a number key that shows when it was made and a randomly selected color, red or white.
def random_tree(node_count):
    
    # Generates the list of nodes
    nodes = []
    for i in range(node_count):
        test = rm.randint(1,2)
        if test == 1:
            nodes.append(at.Node(str(i),color="white"))
        else:
            nodes.append(at.Node(str(i),color="red"))
    
    #Creates the various main branches
    for i in range(node_count):
        for j in range(i, len(nodes)):
            test = rm.randint(1,len(nodes))
            if test == 1 and nodes[j].parent == None and (not nodes[i] == nodes[j]):
                nodes[j].parent = nodes[i]
    
    #Collects all the main branches into a single tree with the first node being the root
    for i in range(1, node_count):
        if nodes[i].parent == None and (not nodes[i] == nodes[0]):
            nodes[i].parent = nodes[0]

    return nodes[0]