Drawing a hollow asterisk square

Question

I\'m trying to figure out how to turn my whole square into a hollow one. The few things I\'ve tried so far haven\'t been very successful as I end up getting present

Answer 1

def emptySquare(length,char):
    for i in range(length):
        for j in range(length):
            if (i == 0 or i == length-1 or j == 0 or j == length-1):
                print(char,end=" ")
            else:
                print(" ",end=" ")
        print()