Letter A

aline.py

'\n'.join(' ' * (11 - i) + ' '.join(' ' if 1 < j < i - 2 and i in (5, 6, 7, 10, 11) else '*' for j in range(i)) for i in range(1, 12))

bookmark.md

Letter A

Just draw letter "A" on 21x11 chars box. (Deriving from popular Pyramid's programming exercise).

Output

          *
         * *
        * * *
       * * * *
      * *   * *
     * *     * *
    * *       * *
   * * * * * * * *
  * * * * * * * * *
 * *             * *
* *               * *

code.py

'\n'.join(
    ' ' * (11 - i) +                     # make letter lean
    ' '.join(
            ' '                             # don't draw * if:
        if 1 < j < i - 2 and             # check as not border of letter A, and
        i in (5, 6, 7, 10, 11) else      # check as not inner mid-bar of letter A
            '*'                             # draw * otherwise
        for j in range(i))
    for i in range(1, 12))

LICENSE.txt

            DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
                    Version 2, December 2004

 Copyright (C) 2012 Nattawut Phetmak <http://about.me/neizod>

 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified
 copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long
 as the name is changed.

            DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
   TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION

  0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO.

package.json

{
  "name": "letter_A",

  "description": "draw letter A on 21x11 chars box.",

  "keywords": [
    "ascii art",
    "letter"
  ]
}

test.py

print('\n'.join(' ' * (11 - i) + ' '.join(' ' if 1 < j < i - 2 and i in (5, 6, 7, 10, 11) else '*' for j in range(i)) for i in range(1, 12)))

# result:
#           *
#          * *
#         * * *
#        * * * *
#       * *   * *
#      * *     * *
#     * *       * *
#    * * * * * * * *
#   * * * * * * * * *
#  * *             * *
# * *               * *