import math def yinyang(n=3): radii = [i * n for i in (1, 3, 6)] ranges = [list(range(-r, r+1)) for r in radii] squares = [[ (x,y) for x in rnge for y in rnge] for rnge in ranges] circles = [[ (x,y) for x,y in sqrpoints if math.hypot(x,y) <= radius ] for sqrpoints, radius in zip(squares, radii)] m = {(x,y):' ' for x,y in squares[-1]} for x,y in circles[-1]: m[x,y] = '*' for x,y in circles[-1]: if x>0: m[(x,y)] = '·' for x,y in circles[-2]: m[(x,y+3*n)] = '*' m[(x,y-3*n)] = '·' for x,y in circles[-3]: m[(x,y+3*n)] = '·' m[(x,y-3*n)] = '*' return '\n'.join(''.join(m[(x,y)] for x in reversed(ranges[-1])) for y in ranges[-1])