text: A = 4
  size = 2*A - 1
  
  def getValue(i, j, A):
  	for a in range(A):
  		if i == a or i == 2*A - (a + 2) or j == a or j == 2*A - (a + 2):
  			return A - a
  
  
  mlist = []
  for i in range(size):
  	tlist = []
  	for j in range(size):
  		values = getValue(i, j, A)
  		tlist.append(values)
  	mlist.append(tlist)	
  return mlist
  
  
  
  		