diff --git a/Patterns/pattern1.py b/Patterns/pattern1.py
index ac3869e064e..c4c6249375a 100644
--- a/Patterns/pattern1.py
+++ b/Patterns/pattern1.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 #1
 
 def main():
-    lines = int(input("Enter no.of lines: "))
-    pattern(lines)
+    pattern(int(input("Enter no.of lines: ")))
 
 def pattern(lines):
     m = lines + 1
diff --git a/Patterns/pattern2.py b/Patterns/pattern2.py
index 5e8650e3860..038e8595b1a 100644
--- a/Patterns/pattern2.py
+++ b/Patterns/pattern2.py
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 
 
 def main():
-    lines = int(input("Enter no.of lines: "))
-    pattern(lines)
+    pattern(int(input("Enter no.of lines: ")))
 
 def pattern(lines):
     for i in range(lines,0,-1):
diff --git a/Patterns/pattern3.py b/Patterns/pattern3.py
index abaca7c41e0..d3f387a18b2 100644
--- a/Patterns/pattern3.py
+++ b/Patterns/pattern3.py
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 
 
 def main():
-    lines = int(input("Enter no.of lines: "))
-    pattern(lines)
+    pattern(int(input("Enter no.of lines: ")))
 
 def pattern(lines):
     t = 1
diff --git a/Patterns/pattern5.py b/Patterns/pattern5.py
index 58f75df847b..5108c1cb1e8 100644
--- a/Patterns/pattern5.py
+++ b/Patterns/pattern5.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 #54321
 
 def main():
-    lines = int(input("Enter the number of lines: "))
-    pattern(lines)
+    pattern(int(input("Enter the number of lines: ")))
 
 def pattern(rows):
     for i in range(1, rows+1):
diff --git a/Patterns/patterns.py b/Patterns/patterns.py
index a23b463df12..a027b30b646 100644
--- a/Patterns/patterns.py
+++ b/Patterns/patterns.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 #          *
 
 def main():
-    lines = int(input("Enter no.of lines: "))
-    pattern(lines)
+    pattern(int(input("Enter no.of lines: ")))
 
 def pattern(lines):
     for i in range(lines):