Texting Turtles

28/08/2023 34 min Episodio 16
Texting Turtles

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Episode Synopsis

A text turtle is a type of turtle in the Python turtle graphics library that can be used to write text on the screen. To create a text turtle, you can use the turtle.Turtle() constructor and pass the 'text' argument. Once you have created a text turtle, you can use the turtle.write() function to write text at the current turtle position. You can also use the turtle.setposition() function to move the turtle to a different position before writing text.

Here is an example of how to create a text turtle and write text on the screen:

Python
import turtle

turtle.setup(400, 300)

# Create a text turtle
text_turtle = turtle.Turtle('text')

# Write some text
text_turtle.write('Hello, world!')

# Move the turtle to a different position
text_turtle.setposition(100, 100)

# Write some more text
text_turtle.write('This is a text turtle')
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This code will create a text turtle and write the text "Hello, world!" and "This is a text turtle" on the screen. The first text will be written at the default turtle position, and the second text will be written at the position (100, 100).

Text turtles can be used to create a variety of text-based graphics, such as labels, signs, and banners. They can also be used to create interactive text-based games. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.