Answer: Turtle Challenge #251

Here’s what the code from Turtle Challenge #251 draws. This picture was made by running the code for real.

The answers

What shape does the shape function draw? A square (4 sides, turning 90 degrees each time).

How many of those shapes will you see? 6 of them, spun around the middle.

How many lines does the turtle draw altogether? 6 × 4 = 24 lines.

How the code works

The function shape is a new word we taught Python. The main loop uses it 6 times, turning 60 degrees in between, so the squares spin round in a ring.

import turtle

t = turtle.Turtle()
t.speed(0)
colours = ["royalblue", "hotpink"]

def shape(size):
    for side in range(4):
        t.forward(size)
        t.left(90)

for i in range(6):
    t.pencolor(colours[i % 2])
    shape(80)
    t.left(60)

t.hideturtle()
turtle.done()