# File:    movingOn.py
# Author:  Dr. Gibson
# Date:    10/15/2017
# Section: N/A
# E-mail:  k.gibson@umbc.edu
# Description:
#    Build a two-dimensional list from scratch, populated
#    with a symbol chosen by the user.  Then, print it back
#    out in grid form.

def main():

    width = int(input("Please enter a width: "))
    height = int(input("Please enter a height: "))
    symbol = input("Please pick a symbol to build with: ")


    ###################################
    # CREATE THE TWO-DIMENSIONAL LIST

    # start off with an empty game board
    gameBoard = []

    # while the number of rows is less than the height
    while len(gameBoard) < height:
        
        # start building a brand new row
        # (we can't use the same one because of mutability!)
        boardRow = []

        # while the length of the row is less than width
        while len(boardRow) < width:
            boardRow.append(symbol)

        # at this point, we have a complete row built
        gameBoard.append(boardRow)


    ##################################
    # PRINT THE TWO-DIMENSIONAL LIST

    row = 0
    # len(gameBoard) is the number of interior lists inside gameBoard
    while row < len(gameBoard):

        col = 0
        # len(gameBoard[row] is the length of THIS interior list
        while col < len(gameBoard[row]):
            print( gameBoard[row][col], end=" ")
            col += 1

        # a complete row has been printed, now end the line
        print()
        row += 1

main()