square with hole

mike.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# square with hole
# for mike
import math

def user_inputs():
    large = int(input('Enter an integer: '))
    small = int(input('Now enter a smaller integer: '))
    if large > small:
        return [small, large]
    else:
        print "Try again!"
        return user_inputs()

ui = user_inputs()

Small = ui[0]
Large = ui[1]

startHole = int(math.floor((Large - Small) / 2))
endHole = startHole + Small

for x in range(0, Large):
    if x in range(startHole, endHole):
        string = ''
        for y in range(0, Large):
            if y in range(startHole, endHole):
                string += ' '
            else:
                string += '*'
        print string
    else:
        print '*' * Large