PythonHomework#6

import shutil

rowSep="-"
colSep="|"

maxWidth = shutil.get_terminal_size().columns
maxHeight = shutil.get_terminal_size().lines

def board(boardSize):
    
    boardSize = int(boardSize)
    
    if boardSize > maxWidth or boardSize > maxHeight:
        return False
    else:
        for row in range(boardSize):
            if row%2 == 1:
                print(rowSep * (boardSize))
            else:
                for col in range(boardSize):
                    if col%2 == 1:
                        if col == boardSize -1:
                            print(colSep)
                        else:
                            print(colSep,end="")
                    else:
                        if col == boardSize -1:
                            print(" ")
                        else:
                            print(" ",end="")
        return True

size = input("desired board size? >: ")
print(board(size))