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4.1. Attendance

Turtle Commands

Command

What does it do?

forward( distance )

Move forward a specified distance

backward( distance )

Move backward a specified distance

left(90)

Turns 90 degrees to the left (you can use any angle, not just 90!)

right(90)

Turns 90 degrees to the right

circle( radius )

Draws a circle with the specified radius

goto( x, y )

Move straight to the position with coordinates (x, y). Note: the center is (0, 0)

up()

Stop leaving a trail

down()

Start drawing a trail

color( c )

Set the color to c (https://trinket.io/docs/colors)

for i in range( n ):

Repeat n times




Image of an orange square drawn with Python Turtle Image of four shapes drawn with Python Turtle Image of blue circles drawn with Python Turtle Image of circles forming a flower drawn with Python Turtle

Try using the commands above to draw something cool! If you need some inspiration, try drawing some of these shapes!

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