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Python for Kids
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Python for Kids

by Jason R. Briggs
December 2012
Beginner
344 pages
7h 7m
English
No Starch Press
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4DRAWING WITH TURTLES

A turtle in Python is sort of like a turtle in the real world. We know a turtle as a reptile that moves around very slowly and carries its house on its back. In the world of Python, a turtle is a small, black arrow that moves slowly around the screen. Actually, considering that a Python turtle leaves a trail as it moves around the screen, it’s actually less like a turtle and more like a snail or a slug.

The turtle is a nice way to learn some of the basics of computer graphics, so in this chapter, we’ll use a Python turtle to draw some simple shapes and lines.

USING PYTHON’S TURTLE MODULE

A module in Python is a way of providing ...

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