Diamond Shaped Star Letters

DiamondLetterKata.py

def diamond_letters(n):

    # convert string to upper case
    n = n.upper()

    # create letter string
    letters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"

    # find given letter n in the letters string and return index+1
    n = letters.find(n) + 1

    orig_n = int(n)
    orig_n_2 = int(n)

    # first line of star
    spaces = int(n-1)
    print(" " * spaces + "A")

    # middle section
    for i in range(1,n):
        spaces = int(n - 2)
        middle_spaces = int((i*2)-1)
        letter = letters[i]
        print(" " * spaces + letter + " " * middle_spaces + letter)
        n -= 1

    # end section
    for i in range(orig_n, 2,-1):
        spaces = int(orig_n - (orig_n_2-1))
        middle_spaces = int((i*2)-5)
        letter = letters[i-2]
        print(" " * spaces + letter + " " * middle_spaces + letter)
        orig_n += 1

    # last line of star
    spaces = int(orig_n_2-1)
    print(" " * spaces + "A")