How do I print this list vertically?

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UnworthyToast picture UnworthyToast · Nov 12, 2013 · Viewed 17.3k times · Source

Let's say I have this list of asterisks, and I say it to print this way:

list = ['* *', '*', '* * *', '* * * * *', '* * * * * *', '* * * *']
for i in list:
    print i

So here, the output is:

* *
*
* * *
* * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * *

But I want the output to be vertical, like this:

* * * * * *
*   * * * *
    * * * *
      * * *
      * * 
        *

Any tips on doing this? I've tried to conceptualize how to use things like list comprehension or for-loops for this, but haven't got it quite right.

Answer

thefourtheye picture thefourtheye · Nov 12, 2013 
myList = ['* *', '*', '* * *', '* * * * *', '* * * * * *', '* * * *']
import itertools
for i in itertools.izip_longest(*myList, fillvalue=" "):
    if any(j != " " for j in i):
        print " ".join(i)

Output

* * * * * *
*   * * * *
    * * * *
      * * *
      * *  
        *

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