Ask User What Shape To Draw And How Many In Python Turtle

I am trying to make a program that asks the user to draw a shape and how many of that shape to draw in Python turtle. I dont know how to make the dialogue box so the user can say h

Solution 1:

Just as you used textinput() to get your shape, you can use numinput() to get your count of how many shapes:

count = numinput(title, prompt, default=None, minval=None, maxval=None)

Here's a rework of your code, which for example purposes just draws concentric shapes -- you draw them where you want them:

import turtle

STEPS = {"triangle": 3, "square": 4, "pentagon": 5, "hexagon": 6, "octagon": 7}

# this is the dialogue box for what shape to draw and# moving it over a bit so the next shape can be seendefonkey_shape():
    shape = turtle.textinput("Which shape?", "Enter a shape: triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon or octagon")

    if shape.lower() notin STEPS:
        return

    count = turtle.numinput("How many?", "How many {}s?".format(shape), default=1, minval=1, maxval=10)

    turtle.penup()
    turtle.forward(100)
    turtle.pendown()

    set_shape(shape.lower(), int(count))

    turtle.listen()

defset_shape(shape, count):
    turtle.penup()
    turtle.sety(turtle.ycor() - 50)
    turtle.pendown()

    for radius inrange(10, 10 - count, -1):
        turtle.circle(5 * radius, steps=STEPS[shape])
        turtle.penup()
        turtle.sety(turtle.ycor() + 5)
        turtle.pendown()


turtle.onkey(onkey_shape, "d")
turtle.listen()

turtle.mainloop()

The tricky part, that you figured out, is that normally we only call turtle.listen() once in a turtle program but invoking textinput() or numinput() switches the listener to the dialog box that pops up so we need to explicitly call turtle.listen() again after the dialogs finish.