"""File:     stars8.py
   Purpose:  Use nested for loops to print a right isoceles triangle 
             of asterisks.  This version uses a function to print 
             a row of asterisks.  It prints the triangle "upside down".

   Run:      python stars8.py

   Input:    Number of rows of asterisks
   Output:   Triangle of asterisks
"""

def print_row(col_count):
   for col in range(col_count):
      print "*",
   print

def print_rect(leg_len):
   for row in range(leg_len):
      row_len = leg_len - row
      print_row(row_len)

leg_len = int(raw_input("How long are the legs of the triangle?\n   "))
print_rect(leg_len)
print "Bye!"