In this course, you’ve learned how to program with the Python turtle library and grasped some very important programming concepts. You know how to deal with variable initialization, loops, conditional statements, indentations, lists, and operators. This is a great start for you, especially if you’re new to the Python programming language!

Now you can:

Set up the Python turtle library
Move your turtle around
Customize your turtle and its environment
Program your turtle
Use basic programming concepts
Create a game that you can play with friends

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Congratulations, you made it to the end of the course! What’s your #1 takeaway or favorite thing you learned? How are you going to put your newfound skills to use? Leave a comment in the discussion section and let us know.

00:00 The Beginner’s Guide to Python turtle: Summary. Well done! You’ve made it to the end of the course. In it, you’ve learned how to program with the Python turtle library and grasped some very important programming concepts.

00:14 You know how to deal with variable initialization, loops, conditional statements, indentation, lists, and operators. This is a great start for you, especially if you’re new to the Python programming language. Now you know how to import the Python turtle library, move your turtle around, customize your turtle and its environment,

00:38 program your turtle, use loops and conditionals, and create a game that you can play with friends.

00:46 Now you’re ready to venture into some higher-level Python programming. We hope you found this series helpful and we’ll see you again soon at realpython.com.

jamesbrown68 on Dec. 16, 2020

Thanks, Darren. This was fun. Nice beginners tutorial.

Lindani Ngubane on Dec. 2, 2021

Thanks Darren. Interesting game worth developing to a fun family game

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Python Turtle for Beginners (Summary)