diff --git a/Python/Program 42/program42.py b/Python/Program 42/program42.py
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+def pattern(n):
+     k = n - 2
+     for i in range(n, -1 , -1):
+          for j in range(k , 0 , -1):
+               print(end=" ")
+          k = k + 1    
+          for j in range(0, i+1):
+               print("* " , end="")
+          print("\r")
+      k = 2 * n  - 2
+      for i in range(0 , n+1):
+           for j in range(0 , k):
+               print(end="")
+           k = k - 1
+            for j in range(0, i + 1):
+                 print("* ", end="")
+            print("\r")
+ 
+pattern(5)
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diff --git a/Python/Program 42/readme.md b/Python/Program 42/readme.md
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+Python program to print Hourglass pattern
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diff --git a/Python/README.md b/Python/README.md
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+++ b/Python/README.md
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 | Program-38 | - |
 | Program-39 | - |
 | [Program-40](https://github.com/swaaz/basicprograms/blob/814a1e60ae23d81158d8174666f23c9b7419e15e/Python/program-40/BasicGraphs.py) | Graph pictorial representation of set of objects
+| Program-41 | - |
+| [Program-42](https://github.com/swaaz/basicprograms/blob/814a1e60ae23d81158d8174666f23c9b7419e15e/Python/Program%2035/program42.py) | Python program to print Hourglass pattern
 
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