Write a program that reads in an integer and displays a diamond pattern as described below. the integer determines the the number of plus characters in the widest (center) part of the diamond. the program should use nested loops. you can assume the number read in is odd. Here is one sample run:

Diamond Width: 7

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The program in Python is as follows:

numrows = int(input())

n = 0

for i in range(1, numrows + 1):

   for j in range (1, (numrows - i) + 1):

       print(end = " ")

   while n != (2 * i - 1):

       print("*", end = "")

       n = n + 1

   n = 0

   print()

k = 1; n = 1

for i in range(1, numrows):

   for j in range (1, k + 1):

       print(end = " ")

   k = k + 1

   while n <= (2 * (numrows - i) - 1):

       print("*", end = "")

       n = n + 1

   n = 1

   print()

Explanation:

This gets the number of rows

numrows = int(input())

This initializes the upper part of the diamonds

n = 0

The following iteration prints the spaces in each row

for i in range(1, numrows + 1):

   for j in range (1, (numrows - i) + 1):

       print(end = " ")

The following iteration prints * in the upper part of the diamond

   while n != (2 * i - 1):

       print("*", end = "")

       n = n + 1

   n = 0

This prints a new line

   print()

The lower part of the diamond begins here

k = 1; n = 1

The following iterations print the spaces in each row

for i in range(1, numrows):

   for j in range (1, k + 1):

       print(end = " ")

   k = k + 1

The following iteration prints * in the lower part of the diamond

   while n <= (2 * (numrows - i) - 1):

       print("*", end = "")

       n = n + 1

   n = 1

This prints a new line

   print()

the benefits of raising bc’s minimum wage to $15 through a

series of pre-announced staged increases far outweigh the likely

costs. claims that such an increase will lead to massive job losses

in low-wage sectors of the economy are not credible.

• an increase to $15 would result in some job losses. however,

the likely impact is less than a 1 per cent reduction in the overall

provincial employment rate, and a 7.6 per cent reduction in the

employment rate for those currently making between $10.25

and $15 per hour.

• the large job loss impacts predicted by some opponents of

minimum wages misrepresent the existing economic research. in

reading and using that research, it is important to recognize that

estimates showing job loss effects of minimum wage increases

apply only to teenagers. estimated effects for young adult and

adult workers range from insignificant to non-existent.

• focusing on teenage workers plays up an inaccurate stereotype

about who earns very low wages in bc and leads to exaggerated

claims about job losses. only 26 per cent of those currently making

between $10.25 and $12 are teenagers, and only 5 per cent

of those making between $12 and $15 are teenagers.