Answer: Turtle Challenge #184

Here’s what the code from Turtle Challenge #184 draws. This picture was made by running the code for real.

The answers

Will the lines get longer or shorter? Longer! i goes up by 1 each time, so i * 2 makes every line 2 steps longer than the one before.

What shape does the spiral look like? It’s based on a square, because 89 degrees is close to 90. Because 89 is just a little less than 90, every corner is slightly off, so the spiral slowly twists round like a whirlpool.

How many colours will you see? 3: purple, turquoise, mediumpurple. i % 3 picks the next colour in the list each time.

How the code works

The loop runs 50 times. Each line is longer than the last, and the turtle turns 89 degrees after each one, so the lines wind outwards.

import turtle

t = turtle.Turtle()
t.speed(0)
turtle.bgcolor("black")
colours = ["purple", "turquoise", "mediumpurple"]

for i in range(50):
    t.pencolor(colours[i % 3])
    t.forward(i * 2)
    t.left(89)

t.hideturtle()
turtle.done()