diff --git a/butterflypattern.py b/butterflypattern.py
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+++ b/butterflypattern.py
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+def butterflypattern(n):
+    for i in range(n // 2):
+        print("* " * (i + 1), end="")
+        print(" " * (((n + 1) // 2 - 2) * 4 - 4 * i + 1), end="")
+        print(" *" * (i + 1))
+    print("* " * (n // 2), end="*")
+    print(" *" * (n // 2))
+    for i in range(n // 2):
+        print("* " * (n // 2 - i), end="")
+        print(" " * (1 + 4 * i), end="")
+        print(" *" * (n // 2 - i))
+
+
+n = int(input())
+butterflypattern(n)