Write a programExercise 2/4Basic10 XP

An upside-down pyramid

Task

The program reads a positive whole number n and prints an upside-down pyramid of stars with n rows: n stars in the first row, one fewer in each next row.

For n = 4:

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Examples

  • Input

    4

    Expected output

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    *

After you submit, 3 hidden tests will also check your solution: one row, two rows, six rows.

You need to know

Python starts the first time you run code.

Ctrl+Enter runs the program. Tab indents. Press Esc, then Tab, to leave the editor.

Input (stdin)

Each line = one call to input().

Output

Hints

Try it yourself first. Each hint reveals a little more - and lowers the reward a little.

Signed out, hints are free - but no XP is awarded either.

Solution

The solution unlocks after the last hint.