Answer:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Get N from the command line
import sys
N = int(sys.argv[1])
if N > 0: #N is positive
positve = list(range(N,0,-1))
print(positve)
elif N < 0: #N is negative
negative = list(range(N,0,1))
print(negative)
else:
print("Invalid in input")
Explanation:
First, you need to identify if the number entered is positive, negative or none of them, for that we use one if, one elif and one else statement:
- If the number entered (N) is greater than zero (is positive) we print a list in the range N to 0 in steps of minus one, the zero is not printed because the function range by default omits the last value
- If the previous statement was False and the number entered is smaller than zero (is negative) we print a list in the range N to 0 in steps of one, the zero is not printed because the function range by default omits the last value
- Finally, if the two previous events were false print invalid input
