Add hollow_diamond_alphabet function for printing alphabet diamond patterns.

[AniketPandey22]

Describe your change:

Certainly. I'll summarize the changes made to the program:

1. Input Validation Enhancement:

   • More comprehensive input checks were added in the hollow_diamond_alphabet function.
   • A new get_valid_input function was created to handle user input separately.

2. Error Handling Improvement:

   • Implemented specific error messages for different types of invalid input.
   • Added try-except block to catch ValueError for non-integer inputs.

3. User Interface Updates:

   • Added option for the user to quit the program by entering 'q'.
   • Implemented a loop to allow multiple pattern generations in one session.
   • Included success messages after successful pattern printing.

4. Code Structure Reorganization:

   • Split the code into three main functions for better modularity:
     a. hollow_diamond_alphabet: Pattern generation
     b. get_valid_input: Input handling and validation
     c. main: Overall program flow control

5. Function Return Values:

   • Modified hollow_diamond_alphabet to return a boolean indicating success or failure.
   • get_valid_input now returns the validated input or None if the user quits.

6. Main Function Addition:

   • Introduced a main function to control the program's flow.
   • Implemented the if __name__ == "__main__": idiom for proper script execution.

7. Improved Readability:

   • Added more comments and docstrings for better code understanding.
   • Improved spacing and formatting for clearer code structure.

These changes make the program more robust, user-friendly, and adherent to good programming practices. The program now handles various edge cases and provides a better interactive experience for the user while maintaining its core functionality of generating hollow diamond patterns with alphabet characters.

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[algorithms-keeper]

As there is no test file in this pull request nor any test function or class in the file strings/hollow_diamond_alphabet.py, please provide doctest for the function hollow_diamond_alphabet

Please provide return type hint for the function: hollow_diamond_alphabet. If the function does not return a value, please provide the type hint as: def function() -> None:

Please provide descriptive name for the parameter: n

Please provide type hint for the parameter: n

[algorithms-keeper]

As there is no test file in this pull request nor any test function or class in the file strings/hollow_diamond_alphabet.py, please provide doctest for the function get_valid_input

Please provide return type hint for the function: get_valid_input. If the function does not return a value, please provide the type hint as: def function() -> None:

[algorithms-keeper]

As there is no test file in this pull request nor any test function or class in the file strings/hollow_diamond_alphabet.py, please provide doctest for the function main

Please provide return type hint for the function: main. If the function does not return a value, please provide the type hint as: def function() -> None:

[cclauss]

Closing require_type_hints PRs to prepare for Hacktoberfest