diff --git a/Python/program-17/program.py b/Python/program-17/program.py
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+for i in range(1,6):
+    for j in range(1,6-i):
+        print(" ",end=" ")
+    for k in range(1,i+1):
+        print(k,end=" ")
+    if i>1:
+        for l in range(1,i+1):
+            print(l,end=" ")
+    print()
+            
diff --git a/Python/program-17/readme.md b/Python/program-17/readme.md
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+PROGRAM-17
+To print the given pattern(pattern.py)
+        1 
+      1 2 1 2 
+    1 2 3 1 2 3 
+  1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 
+1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 
diff --git a/Python/program-18/program.py b/Python/program-18/program.py
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+for i in range(1,6):
+    for j in range(1,i+1):
+        print(i,end=' ')
+    print()
diff --git a/Python/program-18/readme.md b/Python/program-18/readme.md
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+program to print the given pattern
+1 
+2 2 
+3 3 3 
+4 4 4 4 
+5 5 5 5 5