This is the 11th script in the series Python Scripts and second script where we are creating something using turtle.
Code is self explanatory as I have added plenty of comments within code.
Before proceeding further, it is important to understand the coordinates and quadrants. Refer the diagram below.
We have taken the flag dimensions ratio into consideration while writing program. Still if there are any inaccuracies, please consider this tutorial for educational purpose only.
# # Python script to create USA flag using turtle. # Author - https://www.pythoncircle.com # Original Author - https://www.codesters.com/preview/6fe8df0ccc45b1460ab24e5553497c5684987fb5/ import turtle import time # create a screen screen = turtle.getscreen() # set background color of screen screen.bgcolor("white") # set tile of screen screen.title("USA Flag - https://www.pythoncircle.com") # "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, # but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” # — Oogway to Po, under the peach tree, Kung Fu Panda Movie oogway = turtle.Turtle() # set the cursor/turtle speed. Higher value, faster is the turtle oogway.speed(100) oogway.penup() # decide the shape of cursor/turtle oogway.shape("turtle") # flag height to width ratio is 1:1.9 flag_height = 250 flag_width = 475 # starting points # start from the first quardant, half of flag width and half of flag height start_x = -237 start_y = 125 # For red and white stripes (total 13 stripes in flag), each strip width will be flag_height/13 = 19.2 approx stripe_height = flag_height/13 stripe_width = flag_width # length of one arm of star star_size = 10 def draw_fill_rectangle(x, y, height, width, color): oogway.goto(x,y) oogway.pendown() oogway.color(color) oogway.begin_fill() oogway.forward(width) oogway.right(90) oogway.forward(height) oogway.right(90) oogway.forward(width) oogway.right(90) oogway.forward(height) oogway.right(90) oogway.end_fill() oogway.penup() def draw_star(x,y,color,length) : oogway.goto(x,y) oogway.setheading(0) oogway.pendown() oogway.begin_fill() oogway.color(color) for turn in range(0,5) : oogway.forward(length) oogway.right(144) oogway.forward(length) oogway.right(144) oogway.end_fill() oogway.penup() # this function is used to create 13 red and white stripes of flag def draw_stripes(): x = start_x y = start_y # we need to draw total 13 stripes, 7 red and 6 white # so we first create, 6 red and 6 white stripes alternatively for stripe in range(0,6): for color in ["red", "white"]: draw_fill_rectangle(x, y, stripe_height, stripe_width, color) # decrease value of y by stripe_height y = y - stripe_height # create last red stripe draw_fill_rectangle(x, y, stripe_height, stripe_width, 'red') y = y - stripe_height # this function create navy color square # height = 7/13 of flag_height # width = 0.76 * flag_height # check references section for these values def draw_square(): square_height = (7/13) * flag_height square_width = (0.76) * flag_height draw_fill_rectangle(start_x, start_y, square_height, square_width, 'navy') def draw_six_stars_rows(): gap_between_stars = 30 gap_between_lines = stripe_height + 6 y = 112 # create 5 rows of stars for row in range(0,5) : x = -222 # create 6 stars in each row for star in range (0,6) : draw_star(x, y, 'white', star_size) x = x + gap_between_stars y = y - gap_between_lines def draw_five_stars_rows(): gap_between_stars = 30 gap_between_lines = stripe_height + 6 y = 100 # create 4 rows of stars for row in range(0,4) : x = -206 # create 5 stars in each row for star in range (0,5) : draw_star(x, y, 'white', star_size) x = x + gap_between_stars y = y - gap_between_lines # start after 5 seconds. time.sleep(5) # draw 13 stripes draw_stripes() # draw squares to hold stars draw_square() # draw 30 stars, 6 * 5 draw_six_stars_rows() # draw 20 stars, 5 * 4. total 50 stars representing 50 states of USA draw_five_stars_rows() # hide the cursor/turtle oogway.hideturtle() # keep holding the screen until closed manually screen.mainloop()
Copy the above code in usa_flag.py
file and run it using command python3 usa_flag.py.
If you get below error while running the script, you need to install python-tk
.
raise ImportError, str(msg) + ', please install the python-tk package' ImportError: No module named _tkinter, please install the python-tk package
python-tk
in Linuxsudo apt-get install python-tk
Code is available on github.
[1] https://coolpythoncodes.com/python-turtle/
[2] https://docs.python.org/3.6/library/turtle.html