4.9. Summary of Turtle Methods¶

Method	Parameters	Description
forward	distance	Moves the turtle forward
backward	distance	Moves the turle backward
right	angle	Turns the turtle clockwise
left	angle	Turns the turtle counter clockwise
pendup	None	Picks up the turtles tail
pendown	None	Puts down the turtles tail
color	color name	Changes the color of the turtle’s tail
fillcolor	color name	Changes the color of the turtle will use to fill a polygon
setheading	angle	Turn the turtle to heading angle
setposition	x,y	Move the turtle to position x,y
begin_fill	None	Remember the starting point for a filled polygon
end_fill	None	Close the polygon and fill with the current fill color