Common Turtle Methods
MOVEMENT:
myTurtle.forward() # by 100 pixels is the default
myTurtle.forward(pixels) # pixels must be an integer
myTurtle.backward() # by 100 100 pixels is the default
myTurtle.backward(pixels) # pixels must be an integer
myTurtle.moveTo(x, y) # x and y are integers
myTurtle.turnLeft() # perfect 90 degree left turn
myTurtle.turnRight() # perfect 90 degree right turn
myTurtle.turn(degrees) # degrees is an integer
myTurtle.turnToFace(turtle) # turtle must be another turtle
myTurtle.turnToFace(x, y) # x and y are integers
DROPPING A PICTURE:
# note that if you are trying to set a background
# you should move the turtle to 0, 0 first and
# be sure it is facing up before doing the drop
myTurtle.drop(picture) # picture must be exactly that - a picture
APPEARANCE OF TURTLE:
myTurtle.hide()
myTurtle.show()
# color must be a color
myTurtle.setColor(color)
myTurtle.setShellColor(color)
myTurtle.setBodyColor(color)
myTurtle.setWidth(width) # width in pixels is an integer
myTurtle.setHeight(height) # height in pixels is an integer
myTurtle.isVisible()
myTurtle.getShellColor()
myTurtle.getBodyColor()
myTurtle.getWidth()
myTurtle.getHeight()
WHERE IS THE TURTLE?
myTurtle.getXPos()
myTurtle.getYPos()
myTurtle.getDistance(x, y) # x and y are integers
PEN CONFIGURATION:
myTurtle.penUp()
myTurtle.penDown()
myTurtle.setPenColor(color) # color is a color
myTurtle.setPenWidth(width) # width in pixels is an integer
myTurtle.getPenWidth()
myTurtle.getPenColor()
myTurtle.getPen()
myTurtle.setPen(pen) # pen must be a pen object (you could get the pen from one turtle
# and then set it to be the pen for another turtle
myTurtle.setPenDown(boolean) # boolean must be 1 (True) or 0 (False)
MISC:
myTurtle.clearPath()
myTurtle.getHeading()
myTurtle.setHeading(heading) # heading is a double (floating point number)
myTurtle.getName()
myTurtle.setName(name) # name is a string
myTurtle.toString()
myTurtle.setPicture(picture)
myTurtle.getPicture()
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