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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Challenge 101, Task 1"""
+
+import sys
+
+
+DEFAULT_INPUT = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+
+def print_matrix(mat, colsep=' '):
+    """Pretty print a matrix (list of lists)"""
+    strs = [[str(x) for x in row] for row in mat]
+    lens = [max(len(x) for x in col) for col in zip(*strs)]
+    fmt = colsep.join(f'{{:{x}}}' for x in lens)
+    tbl = (fmt.format(*row) for row in strs)
+
+    for row in tbl:
+        print(row)
+
+
+def get_min_size(coll_len):
+    """Determine the minimum shape necessary for a matrix to hold len items."""
+    f = lambda x: abs(x - coll_len // x)
+    candidates = {x: f(x) for x in range(1, 1+coll_len) if coll_len % x == 0}
+
+    rows = min(candidates, key=candidates.get)
+    cols = coll_len // rows
+    return rows, cols
+
+
+def rotate_matrix(mat):
+    """Rotate the matrix counterclockwise"""
+    rotated_mat = [list(x) for x in zip(*mat)]
+    rotated_mat.reverse()
+    return rotated_mat
+
+
+
+def _pack(coll, m, n):
+    """Recursively pack an incoming coll into an m x n spiral matrix. This is a
+    helper function for pack_spiral, not meant to be called directly."""
+    if m == 1:
+        yield [coll]
+    elif n == 1:
+        yield from ([x] for x in reversed(coll))
+    else:
+        result = rotate_matrix(list(_pack(coll[n:], n, m-1))) + [coll[:n]]
+        yield from result
+
+
+def pack_spiral(coll):
+    """Return coll as a packed spiral matrix."""
+    m, n = get_min_size(len(coll))
+    spiral = list(_pack(coll, m, n))
+    return spiral
+
+
+def main(args=None):
+    """Run the task"""
+    if args is None:
+        args = sys.argv[1:]
+
+    coll = None
+    if args:
+        import json
+        coll = json.loads(args[0])
+    else:
+        coll = DEFAULT_INPUT
+
+    print_matrix(pack_spiral(coll))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())