Python Loop To Print Asterisks Based on User Input
<p>I'm trying to create a python program to print a certain number of asterisks based on user input. My code is below</p>

<pre><code>num_stars = 3
num_printed = 0

while num_printed &lt;= num_stars:
    print('*')
</code></pre>

<p>The output is an infinite loop. I want to print the number of stars variable as asterisks.</p>

<p>Why not simply use</p>

<pre><code>print num_stars * '*'
</code></pre>

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