Draw a rectangle using Python repeating structures

Question

I have to solve the following activity in Python:

I need to write a program that prints a rectangle with the full edges and the middle open:

>>> digite a largura: 10
>>> digite a altura: 3
##########
#        #
##########

But my show is doing this:

>>> digite a largura: 10
>>> digite a altura: 3
#        #
#        #
##########

How to correct?

My code:

linha = int(input("digite a largura:"))
altura = int(input("digite a altura:"))

while  altura > 0:
   print("#", end = "")
   coluna = 2
   while coluna < linha: 
    if altura == 1 or coluna == linha:
        print("#",end="")
    else:
        print(end = " ")
    coluna = coluna + 1
   print("#")
   altura = altura - 1

Answer 1

Workaround

As commented, a simpler solution is to use the multiplication of strings in Python:

# Lê o tamanho do retângulo:
largura = int(input("digite a largura:"))
altura = int(input("digite a altura:"))

# Imprime a borda superior:
print('#' * largura)

# Imprime bordas laterais:
for _ in range(altura-2):
    print('#' + ' ' * (largura-2) + '#')

# Imprime borda inferior:
print('#' * largura)

Running the program:

>>> digite a largura: 10
>>> digite a altura: 5
##########
#        #
#        #
#        #
##########

See working on Repl.it.

Your solution

I analyzed your code and the main problem is that you change the value of altura to walk the lines. This makes your logic much more complex than it needs to be, as the program won’t know what the original rectangle height is. To get around this, control the line to be displayed with another variable.

# Aqui substitui de linha para largura:
largura = int(input("digite a largura:"))
altura = int(input("digite a altura:"))

# Defini a variável linha para controlar a linha a ser exibida
linha = 1

# Enquanto houver linha a ser exibida:
while  linha <= altura:

    print("#", end = "")
    coluna = 2

    # Substituído linha por largura também
    while coluna < largura: 

        # Se for a primeira linha, a última ou a última coluna
        if linha == 1 or linha == altura or coluna == largura:
            print("#",end="")
        else:
            print(end = " ")

        coluna = coluna + 1

    print("#")

    # Incrementa a variável linha ao invés de decrementar altura
    linha = linha + 1

Note that, thus, the variable altura remains unchanged and therefore its original reference is not lost. Running the program:

>>> digite a largura: 10
>>> digite a altura: 5
##########
#        #
#        #
#        #
##########

You have the expected exit.

See working on Repl.it.

Answer 2

Be it a=height and w=width:

print(w*"#" + "\n"                                        #####
    + (a-2)*("#" + (w-2)*" " + "#\n")                     #   #   
    + w*"#")                                              #####

Answer 3

larg = int(input("Digite a largura: "))
alt = int(input("Digite a altura: "))

i=1
while i <=alt:
    if i==1 or i==alt:
        print(larg*"#")
        i+=1
    elif larg== alt:
         #print(larg*"#")
         print( *"#",(larg-3)*" ","#")
         i+=1


    else: 
        print( "#",(larg-(alt+1))*" ","#")
        i+=1