turtle.heading() function in Python

18 Sep turtle.heading() function in Python

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The turtle.heading() function in Python returns the turtle’s current heading (angle it is facing) in degrees. 0 is east, 90 is north, 180 is west, 270 is south.

Syntax: turtle.heading()
Parameters: None.

Let us see an example to implement the turtle.heading() function in Python:

Demo15.py

# turtle.heading() function in Python
# Code by Studyopedia

import turtle

window = turtle.Screen()
t = turtle.Turtle()

print("Initial heading:", t.heading())  # Get current heading
t.left(45)
print("After turning left 45 degrees:", t.heading())

window.exitonclick()

The following is the output:

turtle.heading() function in Python

In the above code, we followed the below steps:

Import the module: import turtle loads Python’s turtle graphics library.
Create the screen: window = turtle.Screen() opens the drawing window.
Create the turtle: t = turtle.Turtle() creates the turtle you’ll control.
Compute angle to a point: angle = t.towards(100, 100) calculates the absolute heading (in degrees) from the turtle’s current position to the point (100, 100). It does not move the turtle; headings are measured with 0° to the right (east) and increasing counterclockwise.
Print the angle: print(“Angle to point (100, 100):”, angle) displays that computed heading in the console.
Move to the point: t.goto(100, 100) moves the turtle directly to coordinates (100, 100), drawing a straight line if the pen is down (default).
Close on click: window.exitonclick() keeps the window open until you click inside it, then closes.