三角螺旋阵

Problem Description

方阵的主对角线之上称为“上三角”。
请你设计一个用于填充n阶方阵的上三角区域的程序。填充的规则是：使用1，2，3….的自然数列，从左上角开始，按照顺时针方向螺旋填充。

Input

程序运行时，从标准输入获得整数n（3~20）

Output

程序输出：方阵的上三角部分。
要求格式：每个数据宽度为4，右对齐。

Sample Input

3
4
5

Sample Output

   1   2   3
   6   4
   5
   1   2   3   4
   9  10   5
   8   6
   7
   1   2   3   4   5
  12  13  14   6 
  11  15   7
  10   8
   9

def print_row(start_row, start_col, length, matrix_list, start):
    for i in range(length):
        matrix_list[start_row][start_col] = start
        start += 1
        start_col += 1
    return length-1, start, start_row, start_col

def print_tilt(start_row, start_col, length, matrix_list, start):
    for i in range(length):
        matrix_list[start_row][start_col] = start
        start += 1
        start_row += 1
        start_col -= 1
        
    return length-1, start, start_row, start_col

def print_col(start_row, start_col, length, matrix_list, start):
    for i in range(length):
        matrix_list[start_row][start_col] = start
        start += 1
        start_row -= 1
        
    return length-1, start, start_row, start_col

def print_pattern(n):
    matrix_list = [[0 for i in range(n)] for i in range(n)]
    start_row = -1
    start_col = -1
    start = 1
    length = n
    while n:
        n, start, start_row, start_col = print_row(start_row+1, start_col+1, n, matrix_list, start)
        if n:
            n, start, start_row, start_col = print_tilt(start_row+1, start_col-2, n, matrix_list, start)
        if n:
            n, start, start_row, start_col = print_col(start_row-2, start_col+1, n, matrix_list, start)
    for i in matrix_list:
        for j in i:
            if j != 0:
                print('%4d' % j, end=' ')
        print()
        print()
                
                
print_pattern(5)