Leisure Activity: Python3 welcomes upcoming new year..!

Code:

 '''  
 Created on 28-Dec-2016  
   
 @author: linuxbeginner  
 '''  
 from time import sleep  
   
 def anim():  
   sleep(0.10)  
   
 welcome = ['W','E','L','C','O','M','E']  
 twok = ['T','w','o','*','*','T','h','o','u','s','a','n','d']  
 seventeen = ['S','e','v','e','n','t','e','e','n']  
 welcome_counter = 0  
 twok_counter = 0  
 seventeen_counter = 0  
   
 for i in range(0,5):  
   for sp in range(0,7):  
     print(' ',end="")  
   for j in range(4,i,-1):  
     print(' ',end="")  
   for k in range(0,i):  
     if i == 4:  
       print('{0}'.format(welcome[welcome_counter]),end="")  
       welcome_counter += 1  
     else:  
       print('*',end="")  
   for l in range(1,i):  
     if i == 4:  
       print('{0}'.format(welcome[welcome_counter]),end="")  
       welcome_counter += 1  
     else:  
       print('*',end="")  
   print(end="\n")  
   anim()  
     
 for i in range (0,3):  
   for j in range(0,i):  
     print(' ',end="")  
   for k in range(3,i,-1):  
     print('*',end="")  
   for l in range(0,15):  
     if i == 0 and l in range(1,14):  
       print('{0}'.format(twok[twok_counter]),end="")  
       twok_counter += 1  
     elif i == 1 and l in range(3,12):  
       print('{0}'.format(seventeen[seventeen_counter]),end="")  
       seventeen_counter += 1  
     else:  
       print('*',end="")  
   for m in range(3,i,-1):  
     print('*',end="")  
   print(end="\n")  
   anim()  
     
 print(end="\n")  

Output is shown in the following GIF image: