diff --git a/solutions/python/diamond/1/diamond.py b/solutions/python/diamond/1/diamond.py
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+def rows(letter):
+    list_of_lines = []
+    alphabet = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+    if letter == "A":
+        line = "A"
+        list_of_lines.append(line)
+        return list_of_lines
+    if letter == "B":
+        list_of_lines = [' A ', 'B B', ' A ']
+        return list_of_lines
+    letter_index = alphabet.index(letter)
+    diamond_line = ""
+    points_to_add = letter_index
+    points_in_middle = 1
+    diamond_line += add_points(points_to_add)
+    diamond_line += "A"
+    diamond_line += add_points(points_to_add)
+    #diamond_line += '\n'
+    list_of_lines.append(diamond_line)
+    points_to_add -= 1
+    for i in range(1, letter_index):
+        diamond_line = ""
+        diamond_line += add_points(points_to_add)
+        diamond_line += alphabet[i]
+        diamond_line += add_points(points_in_middle)
+        diamond_line += alphabet[i]
+        diamond_line += add_points(points_to_add)
+        #diamond_line += '\n'
+        list_of_lines.append(diamond_line)
+        points_to_add -= 1
+        points_in_middle += 2
+    #if letter_index % 2 == 0:
+    diamond_line = ""
+    diamond_line += letter
+    diamond_line += add_points(points_in_middle)
+    diamond_line += letter
+    #diamond_line += "\n"
+    list_of_lines.append(diamond_line)
+    points_to_add += 1
+    points_in_middle -= 2
+    for i in range(letter_index - 1, 0, -1):
+        diamond_line = ""
+        diamond_line += add_points(points_to_add)
+        diamond_line += alphabet[i]
+        diamond_line += add_points(points_in_middle)
+        diamond_line += alphabet[i]
+        diamond_line += add_points(points_to_add)
+        #diamond_line += '\n'
+        list_of_lines.append(diamond_line)
+        points_to_add += 1
+        points_in_middle -= 2
+    points_to_add = letter_index
+    diamond_line = ""
+    diamond_line += add_points(points_to_add)
+    diamond_line += "A"
+    diamond_line += add_points(points_to_add)
+    #diamond_line += '\n'
+    list_of_lines.append(diamond_line)
+    return list_of_lines
+def add_points(number):
+    if number == 0:
+        return ""
+    point_string = ""
+    for i in range(number):
+        point_string += " "
+    return point_string
+print(rows("E"))