Butterfly pattern

for j in range(5):
    for i in range(j+1):
        print("*" , end=" ")

    for i in range(8-2*j):
        print(" " , end=" ")
    
    for i in range(j+1):
        print("*" , end=" ")

    print()

for j in range(4,-1,-1):
    for i in range(j+1):
        print("*" , end=" ")

    for i in range(8-2*j):
        print(" " , end=" ")
    
    for i in range(j+1):
        print("*" , end=" ")

    print()

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Explaination

Ascii Values with loop for shapes/pattern