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The problem is that I'm supposed to make a pyramid which reduces in size till reaching zero.

base_size=input("base_size:" )
base_size=int(base_size)
for r in range(base_size):
    for c in range(r+1):
        print('*',end='')
    print()

So far I can easily create one but I'm not sure how to make each version smaller than the last.

You can make a range count backwards

https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#range Wrote:class range(start, stop[, step])

for value in range(5, 0, -1):
       print(value)

Output:
5
4
3
2
1

This kind of worked. However,

base_size=input("base_size:" )
base_size=int(base_size)
for r in range(base_size,0,-1):
    for c in range(r+1):
        print('*',end='')
    print()
print()

Output:
base_size:6
*******
******
*****
****
***
**

It turns it upside down. I need it to stay with the smallest number at the top and keep repeating this pattern till it gets to zero.

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

*
**
***
****

*
**
***

*
**

Something like this.

Ok either i misunderstood or you didn't describe very clearly what was required

As you can create a single pyramid use a reversed range to alter base_size