[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-685775 ] turtle circle() documentation error
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Bugs item #685775, was opened at 2003-02-13 01:10
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Category: Documentation
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Christopher Smith (smichr)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: turtle circle() documentation error
Initial Comment:
The following refer to doc page
http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-turtle.html
1) The "circle()" function of the turtle module does not behave as
indicated in the documentation. The doc's say that this command
should...
"Draw a circle with radius radius whose center-point is where the
pen would be if a forward(radius) were called."
In fact, it draws a circle centered on the point that is radius units to
the left of the turtle.
2) Further information is given in the second paragraph that starts:
"If extent is not a full circle, one endpoint of the arc is the current
pen position."
It might be good to add "...and the angle of the turtle is changed by
extent." i.e., if it started at 0 degrees and you drew 90 degrees of
a circle, the turtle is now facing at 90 degrees.
/c
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