pifhwe0i.py

def user_input_dimentions():
    not_correct_input = True
    while not_correct_input == True:
        try:
            boardDimentions = int(input("enter width of board: "))
            not_correct_input = False     
        except ValueError:
             print("please stop being an idiot")
    return boardDimentions


def make_board(boardDimentions):
    width_list = []
    for i in range(boardDimentions):
        for j in range(boardDimentions):
            #print(str((j+1)+(i*boardDimentions)) + "    ", end='')
            width_list.append(int((j+1)+(i*boardDimentions)))
    chunks = [width_list[x:x+boardDimentions] for x in range(0, len(width_list), boardDimentions)]
                    
    #print(width_list)
    #print(chunks)
    return chunks



def make_col(a_list_of_lists):
    allColumns = []
    for j in range(len(list)):
        column = [ listi[i][j] for i in range(len(list)) ]
     
    print(column)
    allColumns.append(column)

            

        


    



def main():
    board_list = make_board(user_input_dimentions())
    make_col(board_list)
  





main()