Spiral Matrix

dirs = [
    (0, 1), #RIGHT
    (1, 0), #DOWN
    (0, -1), #LEFT
    (-1, 0) #Up
]

dim = 5
pos = [0, -1] #starting point
target = dim**2
matrix = [[0]*dim for _ in range(dim)]

def withinBorders(x, y):
    px, py, = pos[0]+x, pos[1]+y
    if not (0 <= px < dim): return False
    if not (0 <= py < dim): return False
    if isinstance(matrix[px][py], str): return False
    return True

while target:
    (x, y), *dirs, = dirs
    for _ in range(dim):
        if not withinBorders(x, y): break

        pos[0] += x
        pos[1] += y

        px, py = pos
        matrix[px][py] = f'0{target}'[-2:]

        target -= 1

    dirs = [*dirs, (x, y)]

for r in matrix:
    print(*r)