#Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Walter Bender # This procedure is invoked when the user-definable block on the # "extras" palette is selected. # Usage: Import this code into a Python (user-definable) block; when # it is run, a u-turn block will be added to the Turtle Palette. You # can use the u-turn block as you would any other block. def myblock(tw, args): ''' Add a uturn block to the 'turtle' palette ''' # def_prim takes 3 arguments: the primitive name, the number of # arguments -- 0 in this case -- and the function to call -- in this # case, we define the _prim_uturn function to set heading += 180. def _prim_uturn(tw): value = tw.turtles.get_active_turtle().get_heading() + 180 tw.turtles.get_active_turtle().set_heading(value) # We also update the label on the heading block to indicate # the current heading value if tw.lc.update_values: tw.lc.update_label_value('heading', value) from TurtleArt.tapalette import make_palette, palette_name_to_index from TurtleArt.taprimitive import Primitive, ConstantArg from gettext import gettext as _ # Choose a palette for the new block. palette = make_palette('turtle') # Create a new block prototype. palette.add_block('uturn', style='basic-style-extended-vertical', label=_('uturn'), prim_name='uturn', help_string=_('turns the turtle 180 degrees')) # Add its primitive to the LogoCode dictionary. tw.lc.def_prim('uturn', 0, Primitive(_prim_uturn, arg_descs=[ConstantArg(tw)])) # Regenerate the palette, which will now include the new block. tw.show_toolbar_palette(palette_name_to_index('turtle'), regenerate=True)