diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26d33521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
diff --git a/.idea/Basic-Python-Programs.iml b/.idea/Basic-Python-Programs.iml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6ebd480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/Basic-Python-Programs.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86331146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_X" default="true" project-jdk-name="22" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+    <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/out" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..482f9449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/Basic-Python-Programs.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/Basic-Python-Programs.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35eb1ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pascal_triangle.py b/pascal_triangle.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d965050d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pascal_triangle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def pascal_recursive(row, col):
+    if col == 0 or col == row:
+        return 1
+    return pascal_recursive(row - 1, col - 1) + pascal_recursive(row - 1, col)
+
+def print_pascals_triangle(n):
+    for row in range(n):
+        print(' ' * (n - row), end='')  # spacing for pyramid shape
+        for col in range(row + 1):
+            print(pascal_recursive(row, col), end=' ')
+        print()
+
+
+rows = int(input("Enter number of rows: "))
+print_pascals_triangle(rows)