"""What is the sum of both diagonals in a 1001 by 1001 spiral? Starting with the number 1 and moving to the right in a clockwise direction a 5 by 5 spiral is formed as follows: [21]22 23 24[25] 20 [7] 8 [9]10 19 6 [1] 2 11 18 [5] 4 [3]12 [17]16 15 14[13] It can be verified that the sum of the numbers on the diagonals is 101. What is the sum of the numbers on the diagonals in a 1001 by 1001 spiral formed in the same way? """ def main(): n = 1 total = 1 size = 1 MAX_SIZE = 1001 while size <= MAX_SIZE: for i in range(4): n = n + (size - 1) if n > 1: total = total + n size = size + 2 print 'Total:', total if __name__ == '__main__': main()