From 46ab1ee37c86cc78254052b99735d27f4c782b7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maciej Olko Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 13:00:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: simplify turtle tutorial's star example code distance(start) should be easier to understand than counting the length of a vector --- Doc/library/turtle.rst | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/turtle.rst b/Doc/library/turtle.rst index d7839e2f81172c5..c2588e5f9a52833 100644 --- a/Doc/library/turtle.rst +++ b/Doc/library/turtle.rst @@ -167,13 +167,15 @@ filling can be turned on and off:: Next we'll create a loop:: + start = pos() + while True: forward(200) left(170) - if abs(pos()) < 1: + if distance(start) < 1: break -``abs(pos()) < 1`` is a good way to know when the turtle is back at its +``distance(start) < 1`` is a good way to know when the turtle is back at its home position. Finally, complete the filling::