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def create_grid(x):
	#creates nested set of lists that represent a grid matrix
	gridarray = [[i for i in range(x)] for i in range(x)]
	return gridarray

def rotate_grid_counterclockwise(grid):
	#returns a representation of what you'd get if you rotated the matrix 90 degress counterclockwise
	rotated = [["" for i in grid] for i in grid]
	x = len(grid)
	r = 0
	for row in grid:
		c = 0
		for column in row:
			rotated[r][c] = grid[c][x-1]
			c += 1	
		r += 1 
		x -= 1
	return rotated

def print_grid(grid):
	#pretty printing for matrices
	for i in grid:
		print(i)