design_door_mat.py

# Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT

# Size: 7 x 21
#     ---------.|.---------
#     ------.|..|..|.------
#     ---.|..|..|..|..|.---
#     -------WELCOME-------
#     ---.|..|..|..|..|.---
#     ------.|..|..|.------
#     ---------.|.---------

import sys

r, c = 9, 27

t = int(r/2)

print("\n")
print("Design Door Mat".center(29), "\n")


def print_to_stdout(*a):
    print(*a, file=sys.stdout)


for i in range(t):
    x = int((c - 3)/2)
    print_to_stdout((".|." * i).rjust(x, "-") +
                    ".|." + (".|." * i).ljust(x, "-"))

print_to_stdout('WELCOME'.center(c, '-'))

for i in range(t):
    x = int((c - 3)/2)
    print_to_stdout((".|." * (t-i-1)).rjust(x, "-") +
                    ".|." + (".|." * (t-i-1)).ljust(x, "-"))