[python] How to print a string multiple times?

How can I repeat a string multiple times, multiple times? I know I can use a for loop, but I would like to repeat a string x times per row, over n rows.

For example, if the user enters 2, the output would be:

@@
@@
@@
@@

Where x equals 2, and n equals 4.

So I take it if the user enters 2, you want the output to be something like:

!!
!!
!!
!!

Correct?

To get that, you would need something like:

rows = 4
times_to_repeat = int(raw_input("How many times to repeat per row? ")

for i in range(rows):
    print "!" * times_to_repeat

That would result in:

How many times to repeat per row?
>> 4
!!!!
!!!!
!!!!
!!!!

I have not tested this, but it should run error free.

The question is a bit unclear can't you just repeat the for loop?

a=[1,2,3]

for i in a:
    print i
1
2
3


for i in a:
    print i
1
2
3

It amazes me that this simple answer did not occur in the previous answers.

In my viewpoint, the easiest way to print a string on multiple lines, is the following :

print("Random String \n" * 100), where 100 stands for the number of lines to be printed.

For example if you want to repeat a word called "HELP" for 1000 times the following is the best way.

word = ['HELP']
repeat = 1000 * word

Then you will get the list of 1000 words and make that into a data frame if you want by using following command

word_data =pd.DataFrame(repeat)
word_data.columns = ['list_of_words'] #To change the column name 

EDIT: Old answer erased in response to updated question.

You just store the string in a variable:

separator = "!" * int(raw_input("Enter number: "))
print separator
do_stuff()
print separator
other_stuff()
print separator

def repeat_char_rows_cols(char, rows, cols):
    return (char*cols + '\n')*rows

>>> print(repeat_char_rows_cols('@', 4, 2))
@@
@@
@@
@@

rows = int(input('How many stars in each row do you want?'))
columns = int(input('How many columns do you want?'))
i = 0

for i in range(columns): 
    print ("*" * rows)

i = i + 1

If you want to print something = '@' 2 times in a line, you can write this:

print(something * 2)

If you want to print 4 lines of something, you can use a for loop:

for i in range(4):
     print(something)