Nested for loops with numbers

[idontreallywolf]

# initalizing variables
startvalue = 1
lst = []

# handling ValueErrors (in case user inputs a letter instead of number)
try:
   limit = int(raw_input("Enter Limit: "))
   copies = int(raw_input("How many copies would you like? : "))
except ValueError:
   print "Error: Invalid input."

# iterating x times startvalue to limit.
for i in range(startvalue,limit):
   lst.append(i)

# since start value is 1 there will be a missing number and this is a work-around solution.
lst.append(lst[-1]+1) 

# printing the numbers ( copies ) times. With tabs.
for i in range(copies):
   print '     '.join(str(x) for x in lst)