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def print_letter(size: int, glyph: str = "*") -> None:
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    """Prints a representation of a letter with a given glyph
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    Parameters
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    ----------
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    size : int
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        Height / Width of the character to print
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    glyph : str, default: *
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        Char to use to print the character
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    """
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    # Calculate center line of the letter 
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    center: int = (size // 2)
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    for line_index in range(size):
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        # Precompute index + 1 as it is used at some more calculations
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        line_count = line_index + 1
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        # Generate padding string to print on the left/right of the letter 
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        pad_width: int = size - (line_count)
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        pad_str: str = " " * pad_width
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        # Compute the center of the letter 
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        # Start with a single instance of the glyph 
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        center_str: str = f"{glyph}"
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        # Distinct between the center line and all others
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        # On the center line, it get's filled with the letters glyph, 
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        # else we just put spaces in between
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        if line_index == center:
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            fill_glyph = glyph
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        else:
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            fill_glyph = ' '
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        # On every other line than the first one (theres only a single glyph at the peak of the 'A') 
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        # we compose the center section as follows:
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        if line_index != 0:
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            # main glyph + ((index * 2) - 1 * center glyph) + main glyph 
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            center_str = f"{center_str}{(line_index * 2 - 1) * fill_glyph}{glyph}"
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        # Compose the output string from padding, center and padding 
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        print(f"{pad_str}{center_str}{pad_str}")
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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    # Set height to none so we can repeat user input until it is a valid value 
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    height: [int | None] = None
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    while height is None:
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        try:
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            # Prompt user input and try to convert it to an integer 
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            height = int(input("Enter odd character height: "))
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            # Make sure we have at least five lines (else the letter won't work 
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            if height < 5:
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                print("Set height to minimum value of 5")
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                height = 5
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            # Make sure to have an odd height, else the a won't have a peak and a defined center 
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            if height % 2 == 0:
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                height += 1
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                print(f"Odd height required, adjusted value to {height}")
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        # Re-prompt number if input was invalid
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        except Exception:
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            print("You need to specify a valid integer")
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    # Send height to the upper function
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    print_letter(height)