# Author:  James Tam
# Version: October, 2024

# Learning objectives:
# 1) Creating a variable sized 2D list using the repetition operator and the append method. 
# 2) The 2D list is created by creating a 1D list and appending the 1D list to the end of the 2D list.


MAX_COLUMNS = 5
MAX_ROWS = 3
ELEMENT = "*"
aList = []
r = 0
while(r < MAX_ROWS):
    tempList = [ELEMENT] * MAX_COLUMNS
    aList.append(tempList)
    r = r + 1

r = 0
while(r < MAX_ROWS):
    print(aList[r])
    r = r + 1