Homework 1

Complete the “Homework 1” assignment in ZyBooks. For reference it is repeated below:

Homework 1 ¶

Create a turtle graphics program to draw your initials using only lines. (You may choose any pair or trio of letters if you prefer.) See the example image below:

Begin by creating a new folder named homework01 and then name your file initials.py.

When run (by pressing the Run button in Thonny), your program should:

• Draw at least two letters; each letter should be recognizable; they should be aligned; and they should not be connected
• Run without requiring the user to type something
• Finish running without errors

The file should:

• Document the overall purpose in the file header. Use the same style as in Lab 1.
• Use comment lines and blank lines to indicate which part of the code draws which letter. Use the same style as in Lab 1.
• Not have extraneous code or comments (such as commented-out code, comments that merely translate each line into English, etc.)

Hints:

• Start with something you know works (like your star from Lab 1).
• The turtle is normally “dragging” a pen behind it. Use pen.penup() (and pendown()) to raise or lower that pen.
• You can choose to use pen.goto(x, y) instead of pen.forward() and pen.right() if you want.

For a complete specification of all the commands supported by the Turtle Application Programmer’s Interface (API), see https://docs.python.org/3/library/turtle.html. In particular, if you want to draw a rounded letter, you may find the circle method helpful:

pen.circle(150, 180) # 180 degrees is half of a circle