How to format spaces in output?

[growthndevlpmnt]

dim = int(input("Enter the size of the diamond: "))
area = int(input('Enter the numer of times to be printed: '))

def diamond(size, times):
***for j in range(times):
*******for i in range(size):
***********print (" "*(size-i) + "* " * i)*times

*******for i in range(size+1):
***********print (" "*(i) + "* "*(size-i))*times

diamond(dim,area)

Please help me fix my formatting issue. This code should print a n by n square of stars that are m asterisks wide. The first column of stars is perfect but each progressive column gets worse and worse until the start running into each other. Thanks.

[Smygis]

dim = int(input("Enter the size of the diamond: "))
area = int(input('Enter the numer of times to be printed: '))
 
def diamond(size, times):
    for j in range(times):
        for i in range(size):
            print (" "*(size-i) + "* " * i +" "*(size-i))*times
 
        for i in range(size+1):
            print (" "*(i) + "* "*(size-i) + " "*(i))*times
 
diamond(dim,area)

[growthndevlpmnt]

Thank you SO much. It's always the little things. #embarrassment