turtle.register_shape()

turtle.register_shape(name, shape=None) turtle.addshape(name, shape=None)

There are three different ways to call this function:

1. name is the name of a gif-file and shape is None: Install the corresponding image shape.

   >>> screen.register_shape("turtle.gif")
   

   Note

   Image shapes do not rotate when turning the turtle, so they do not display the heading of the turtle!

2. name is an arbitrary string and shape is a tuple of pairs of coordinates: Install the corresponding polygon shape.

   >>> screen.register_shape("triangle", ((5,-3), (0,5), (-5,-3)))
   

3. name is an arbitrary string and shape is a (compound) Shape object: Install the corresponding compound shape.

Add a turtle shape to TurtleScreen’s shapelist. Only thusly registered shapes can be used by issuing the command shape(shapename).