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+def print_staircase(size):
+    for i in range(1, size + 1):
+
+        print(' ' * (size - i), end='')
+        # Print staircase
+        print('*' * i)
+
+def print_double_staircase(size):
+    for i in range(1, size + 1):
+        # Print leading spaces
+        print(' ' * (size - i), end='')
+        # Print left side of the staircase
+        print('*' * i, end=' ')
+        # Print right side of the staircase
+        print('*' * i)
+
+
+size = int(input("Enter the size of the staircase: "))
+
+
+print("Single-sided staircase:")
+print_staircase(size)
+
+
+print("\nDouble-sided staircase:")
+print_double_staircase(size)
+