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Python Star Pattern Function
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Python Star Pattern Function

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Problem

Write a Python function to print a star pattern of a specified number of rows.

Implement def print_star_pattern(rows):. For grading, return the complete pattern as a string rather than writing to standard output. Each row contains an increasing number of * characters, beginning with one, and every row ends with . For rows = 0, return an empty string.

Constraints

  • 0 <= rows <= 1000
  • rows is an integer
  • The output contains exactly rows lines when rows is greater than zero
  • Each line contains only star characters and ends with a newline

Function Signature

def print_star_pattern(rows):
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