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 generate_pascals_triangle(num_rows):
    triangle = []
    for row in range(num_rows):
        # Initialize the row with 1
        current_row = [1]

        # Calculate the values for the current row
        if row > 0:
            previous_row = triangle[row - 1]
            for i in range(len(previous_row) - 1):
                current_row.append(previous_row[i] + previous_row[i + 1])

        # Append 1 at the end of the row
        current_row.append(1)

        # Add the current row to the triangle
        triangle.append(current_row)

    return triangle


def display_pascals_triangle(triangle):
    for row in triangle:
        for number in row:
            print(number, end=" ")
        print()


# Prompt the user for the number of rows
num_rows = int(input("Enter the number of rows for Pascal's Triangle: "))

# Generate Pascal's Triangle
pascals_triangle = generate_pascals_triangle(num_rows)

# Display Pascal's Triangle
display_pascals_triangle(pascals_triangle)

# List
lst = [1, 2, 3, 'Alice', 'Alice']

# One-Liner
indices = [i for i in range(len(lst)) if lst[i]=='Alice']

# Result
print(indices)
# [3, 4]

print(“Hello World”)

list_1 = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
cubed = map(lambda x: pow(x,3), list_1)
print(list(cubed))

#Results
#[1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, 512, 729]

# 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.")