Create 2o2.3.10_row_abacus.py

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#                 10-row School abacus
#                         by
#                      Michael H
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#       Description partially extracted from from wikipedia 
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#  Around the world, abaci have been used in pre-schools and elementary
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# In Western countries, a bead frame similar to the Russian abacus but
# with straight wires and a vertical frame has been common (see image).
# Helps schools as an aid in teaching the numeral system and arithmetic
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#         |00000*****   |     row factor 1000000000
#         |00000*****   |     row factor 100000000
#         |00000*****   |     row factor 10000000 
#         |00000*****   |     row factor 1000000
#         |00000*****   |     row factor 100000
#         |00000*****   |     row factor 10000
#         |00000*****   |     row factor 1000
#         |00000****   *|     row factor 100     * 1
#         |00000***   **|     row factor 10      * 2
#         |00000**   ***|     row factor 1       * 3
#                                        -----------    
#                             Sum                123 
#
# Each row represents a different row factor, starting with x1 at the
# bottom, ascending up to x1000000000 at the top row.     
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# TASK:
# Define a procedure print_abacus(integer) that takes a positive integer
# and prints a visual representation (image) of an abacus setup for a 
# given positive integer value.
# 
# Ranking
# 1 STAR: solved the problem!
# 2 STARS: 6 < lines <= 9
# 3 STARS: 3 < lines <= 6
# 4 STARS: 0 < lines <= 3