Draw sun using Turtle module in Python

Prerequisite: Turtle Programming in Python

In this article, let’s learn how to draw the Sun using turtle in Python. Turtle is an inbuilt module in Python. It helps draw patterns by providing a screen and turtle (pen) as tools. To move the turtle as desired functions defined within the module like forward(), backward(), right(), left() etc. will be employed.

Approach:

• Import turtle module
• Set up a screen for turtle.
• Instantiate a turtle object.
• For making sun, define a method for circle along with radius and color.
• Define a function for creating sun rays.

Below is the implementation of the above approach.

Python3

import turtle


screen = turtle.Screen()

# background color
screen.bgcolor("lightpink")

# turtle object
y = turtle.Turtle()

# define function
# for drawing rays of Sun
def drawFourRays(t, length, radius):

    for i in range(4):
        t.penup()
        t.forward(radius)
        t.pendown()
        t.forward(length)
        t.penup()
        t.backward(length + radius)
        t.left(90)


# Draw circle
# to make sun
y.penup()
y.goto(85, 110)
y.fillcolor("yellow")
y.pendown()
y.begin_fill()
y.circle(45)
y.end_fill()

# Use the defined
# function to draw rays
y.penup()
y.goto(85, 169)
y.pendown()
drawFourRays(y, 85, 54)
y.right(45)
drawFourRays(y, 85, 54)
y.left(45)

# To keep the
# output window active
turtle.done()

Output: