Nesting Loops

Summary

In this lab, you add nested loops to a Python program provided. The program should print the outline of the letter E. The letter E is printed using asterisks, three across and five down. This program uses the print("*") to print an asterisk and print(" ") to print a space.

Instructions

Write the nested loops to control the number of rows and the number of columns that make up the letter E, as shown below:

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In the loop body, use a nested if statement to decide when to print an asterisk and when to print a space. The output statements have been written, but you must decide when and where to use them.

Execute the program. Observe your output.

# LetterE.py - This program prints the letter E with 3 asterisks # across and 5 asterisks down. # Input: None # Output: Prints the letter E.

NUM_ACROSS = 3 # Number of asterisks to print across NUM_DOWN = 5 # Number of asterisks to print down

# Write a loop to control the number of rows. # Write a loop to control the number of columns # Decide when to print an asterisk in every column. print("*") # Decide when to print asterisk in column 1. print("*") # Decide when to print a space instead of an asterisk. print(" ") # Figure out where to place this statement that prints a newline. print(" ")