staircase.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

import sys 

potato = int(sys.argv[1]) # no input validation plz don't be mean
i = 1;

while i <= potato:
    spaces = potato - i

    print(" " * spaces, end='')    
    print("#" * i, end='')
        
    i += 1       
    print("\r")             # carriage return for each level
        
print("sussy boi")