A6

Assignment 6: Turtle solves a small maze

Description

Often programs are geared to a specific purpose such as navigating through a maze. Using the basic commands of forward, left and right, help a turtle to solve a maze. In this assignment you will explore some new commands for inserting a picture as a background and going to a location without leaving a line.

Task

Using Python Turtle, navigate the turtle through S_Maze1.

• 1. Post a screen shot of turtle solving the maze.

  2. Post a screen shot of the code. Don't forget to use comments to include your name and a short description as part of your program.

As a challenge, create an additional turtle to solve the maze in reverse. Use the same program.

Questions

• 1. What website can you go to find out about available commands for a python turtle? The website is the following https://docs.python.org/3.3/library/turtle.html

  2. How do you place a picture as a background using Python Turtle? using the command: turtle.bgpic("[Insert_File_Name_Here]")

  3. What can you do to move a turtle to a location without it leaving a line behind? Using the Commands : name.penup() or name.pu() and name.hideturtle() or name.ht() then to move it you use the command name.goto(x,y) then type name.pd or name.down or name.pendown

  4. Following message appears when you run the program.

  5. "S_Maze1.gif": no such file in directory

  6. Provide two reasons for this error. 1. You did not type file name correctly 2. Forgot the "" marks