Create Clones with Loops (for use with turtle graphics at trinket.io)

make_clones.py

# Click in the righthand window to make it active then use your arrow
# keys to control the spaceship!
import turtle
import random

screen = turtle.Screen()

# this assures that the size of the screen will always be 400x400 ...
screen.setup(400, 400)

# ... which is the same size as our image
# now set the background to our space image
screen.bgpic("space.jpg")

# Or, set the shape of a turtle
screen.addshape("rocketship.png")
turtle.shape("rocketship.png")

# braxon, we are going to be doing our code between this line and...

my_list_of_clones = []
for i in range(1000):
  x = random.randint(-200, 200)
  y = random.randint(-200, 200)
  new_turtle = turtle.Turtle()
  new_turtle.penup()
  new_turtle.speed(0)
  new_turtle.shape("rocketship.png")
  new_turtle.goto(x, y)
  my_list_of_clones.append(new_turtle)
  
# this line. do not add code below this line. our code goes up here ^^^

move_speed = 10
turn_speed = 10

# these defs control the movement of our "turtle"
def forward():
  turtle.forward(move_speed)

def backward():
  turtle.backward(move_speed)

def left():
  turtle.left(turn_speed)

def right():
  turtle.right(turn_speed)

turtle.penup()
turtle.speed(0)
turtle.home()

# now associate the defs from above with certain keyboard events
screen.onkey(forward, "Up")
screen.onkey(backward, "Down")
screen.onkey(left, "Left")
screen.onkey(right, "Right")
screen.listen()