Computer Programming PROBLEM $2$

In this problem, you are given a partially completed program, and you need to update and fill in the rest of the program to produce the desired output.

This program should ask the user to enter a number of rows and a number of columns. The program will then print a pattern based on the user's input. The pattern follows these rules:

$$ If the row is even numbered $(2$nd$,4$th$,$ etc.$)$ and the column is even numbered, then the character in that spot will be a blank or space character.

$$ Otherwise, the character in that spot will be an asterisk: $"*"$

Sample output $1$:

How many rows? $7$

How many columns? $7$

$*******$

$****$

$*******$

$****$

$*******$

$****$

$*******$

Sample output $2$:

How many rows? $6$

How many columns? $12$

$************$

$******$

$************$

$******$

$************$

$******$

HINT: Be careful about how the numbers work in your program. Often times a program may be counting numbers starting with $0$ when a user may be counting from $1.$

HINT: When determining if a number is even or odd, the modulus or remainder operator can be very helpful.

$$ The instructor has provided a file called Lab$03$P$2-$FillThisIn.py$.$ Download that file and rename it Lab$03$P$2.$py$.$

$$ Copy that file into your PyCharm project.

$$ Change the program header to include your name and the date.

$$ ONLY replace every instance of $"--$Fill this in$--"$ with correct code that will enable the program to generate the patterns shown above.

$$ Run this program using the PyCharm Terminal.

$$ Take a screenshot of the Terminal that includes the line showing where you started the program run with the results.

$$ Name the screenshot Lab$03$P$2-$ouput.jpg$.$#

# Student Name

# Date

# Pretty Pattern Generator

#

# NOTE: With the range functions, you may use

# one, two, or three parameters to accomplish

# your task.

FillThisIn $=$ None # Replace FillThisIn with correct code below

# Ask the user for the number of rows

num$\_$rows $=$ FillThisIn

# Ask the user for the number of columns

num$\_$columns $=$ FillThisIn

# Iterate over the rows.

for row in range$($FillThisIn$)$:

# Iterate over the columns.

for col in range$($FillThisIn$)$:

# Test if the row and column are even numbered

if Fillthisin and FillthisIn:

print$(\text{'}\text{'},$ end$=\text{'}\text{'})$

else:

print$(\text{'}*{*}^{\text{'}},$ end$=\text{'}\text{'})$

# Go to the next row.

print$()$