My Code

I am learning Python right now, which is a programming language. I am also reading a book called Coding for Kids: Python.

I use Thonny to edit and run my Python code as well as install third-party modules.

Turtle

In this code, I set a variable to 7. I used a for loop (for i in range(7)), and each time the variable goes down by 1. If the variable equals 0, the turtle turns red, stamps, and goes forward by 50. If it equals 1, it turns orange, stamps, and goes forward by 50. It keeps going like that until 6, so it makes a line of rainbow turtles.

import turtle

turtle = turtle.Turtle()
turtle.turtlesize(2, 2, 2)
turtle.shape("turtle")
turtle.penup()
turtle.back(230)

for i in range(7):
    turtle.forward(50)
    if i == 0:
        turtle.color("red")
    elif i == 1:
        turtle.color("orange")
    elif i == 2:
        turtle.color("yellow")
    elif i == 3:
        turtle.color("green")
    elif i == 4:
        turtle.color("light blue")
    elif i == 5:
        turtle.color("blue")
    elif i == 6:
        turtle.color("purple")
    turtle.stamp()

Python Turtle Graphics window showing seven rainbow turtles in a row

Flake

My dad helped me make this code. In it, draw_wedge() is a function that calls itself.

import turtle


def draw_wedge(pen, L, depth):
    if depth == 0:
        pen.forward(L)
    else:
        draw_wedge(pen, L / 3, depth - 1)
        pen.left(60)
        draw_wedge(pen, L / 3, depth - 1)
        pen.right(120)
        draw_wedge(pen, L / 3, depth - 1)
        pen.left(60)
        draw_wedge(pen, L / 3, depth - 1)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    pen = turtle.Turtle()
    length = 250

    pen.speed(500)
    pen.penup()
    pen.back(length)
    pen.left(60)
    pen.forward(length)
    pen.right(60)
    pen.pendown()

    for i in range(3):
        draw_wedge(pen, length, 4)
        pen.right(120)
    pen.ht()

Python Turtle Graphics output for the draw_wedge program

Diamonds

This code uses the same draw_wedge() function to draw a cooler shape!

import turtle
from draw_wedge import draw_wedge

L = 200
lev = 4

turtle.speed(500)
turtle.ht()

for i in range(3):
    draw_wedge(turtle, L, lev)
    turtle.right(60)
    draw_wedge(turtle, L, lev)
    turtle.right(120)
    draw_wedge(turtle, L, lev)
    turtle.right(60)
    draw_wedge(turtle, L, lev)
    turtle.right(120)
    turtle.right(120)