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write a script that prints a 4x4 spiral of numbers from 1 to 16.
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"""
script that prints a 4x4 spiral of numbers from 1 to 16
"""

def printspiral(n): 
  
    k = 0

    for i in range(n): 
  
        for j in range(n) : 
            print(k, end=" ") 
            k = k + 1
  
        print() 

if __name__ == '__main__':
    n = 4
    printspiral(n) 

# output 
# output:
# 0 1 2 3 
# 11 10 9 8 
# 12 13 14 7 
# 15 16 5 4 
# 17 6 3 2
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