Making a hollow box in Python to these specifications?

Question

I\'m to \"Write a python program that prompts the user to input a positive integer n. The program then prints a hollow rectangle with n rows and 2*n columns. For a example an in

Answer 1

My solution:

# Response to StackOverflow post:
# Making a hollow box in Python

# The multiplication operator (*) is the same as repeated
# concatenation when applied to strings in Python.

# I solved the problem by creating an array with N elements
# and gluing them together (str.join(array)) with newline
# characters.

# I trust you're already familiar with string formatting and
# concatenation, but in case you're not, please feel free to
# ask for clarification.


def main():
    n = int (input("Enter an integer between 1 and 15"))
    box = "\n".join(["*"*(2*n)] + ["*%s*" % (" "*(2*n-2))]*(n-2) + ["*"*(int(n>1)*2*n)])
    print (box)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
    input() # Prevents the console from closing immediately

As for your solution. it seems to me like the loop conditions are messed up; the column and row loops are in reverse order and the argument to range() in the column loop should be 2*n (since that's the number of columns intersecting each row). You should also take a second look at the conditions in the first print statement.