Python 101 Using the Turtle Tool
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Maria Cruz Farooqi
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An Application Programming Interface tells you how the functions in a library behave and can be used.
can be very long and
all at once, but you should
the turtle API now. In it, you will see documentation for the turtle module that will help you to understand the behaviors of turtle and how to use its
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Setting up the Screen
Let's start to display graphics on the screen and draw objects. This is an exciting first step towards making real, !
In order to use turtle graphics, you must import the turtle module. A
is a bunch of code that someone else wrote and packaged for us to use. We can import all kinds of other cool functions with import statements, but for now, all we need is
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The turtle Screen
We want to on which to draw, something like a blank sheet of paper. The turtle's screen is the
where you'll be able to draw using turtles. You can draw on it, display images, and change its color. But in order to use the screen, you must first define it using the
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Change the Background Color
Now that we've imported the turtle module and defined a screen, we can start making changes to that screen.Let's try
. Notice how it's a method of the screen. By passing different strings to this method, you can
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Creating A Turtle Object
You can create a new turtle using the . In the code below, we
, then define its shape to be a "square".
When you run this code, you'll see a square appear in the middle of the screen.
Now the turtle is ready to receive
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