Turtle graphics is a means of controlling a graphical entity (a "turtle") in a graphics window using x,y coordinates. Python provides the capability of turtle graphics through the turtle Python standard library module.
Advantages of Turtle Graphics
- Enhancing understanding of objects in programming.
- Providing an enjoyable and creative aspect to programming.
Creating a Turtle Graphics Window
The first step in using turtle graphics is to create a turtle graphics window, also known as a "turtle screen".
- Begin by importing the
turtlemodule - Each turtle graphics method should be called in the form turtle.methodname.
- To create a turtle screen, we use the
turtle.Screen()method. - The
setup()method is then used to specify the size of the window in pixels. The center point of the window is at coordinate (0,0). - For example, turtle.setup(800, 600) creates a window that is 800 pixels wide and 600 pixels high.
- The background color of the turtle window can be changed from the default white background color using the
bgcolor()method.
