# number of rows
rows = 5
k = 2 * rows - 2
for i in range(0, rows):
    # process each column
    for j in range(0, k):
        # print space in pyramid
        print(end=" ")
    k = k - 2
    for j in range(0, i + 1):
        # display star
        print("* ", end="")
    print("")

