How do I print this list vertically

Question

I have this list of asterisks, and I want to print it this way:

list = ['* *', '*', '* * *', '* * * * *', '* * * * * *', '* * * *']
for i in list:
    print i
So here, the output is:

* *
*
* * *
* * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * *
But what do I do if I want the output to be vertical, like this:

* * * * * *
*   * * * *
    * * * *
      * * *
      * *
        *

Please provide me with the code that will print it vertically.

Answer 1

You can try the following code:

myList = ['* *', '*', '* * *', '* * * * *', '* * * * * *', '* * * *']
import itertools
for i in itertools.izip_longest(*myList, fillvalue=" "):
    if any(j != " " for j in i):
        print " ".join(i)
 

This will give the following Output

* * * * * *
*   * * * *
    * * * *
      * * *
      * *  
        *