How to make elements draw at the same time in python using turtle?

Question

I have homework and I have to make four different turtles, as they are planets around the sun. I wrote all this, it's just a matter of drawing turtles at the same time. I was wondering if there was a relatively easy way to get them to start at the same time (within reason)? Anyway, here is the code:

def planets():
    """simulates motion of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars"""
    import turtle

    mercury = turtle.Turtle()
    venus = turtle.Turtle()
    earth = turtle.Turtle()
    mars = turtle.Turtle()
    mercury.shape('circle')
    venus.shape('circle')
    earth.shape('circle')
    mars.shape('circle')
    mercury.pu()
    venus.pu()
    earth.pu()
    mars.pu()
    mercury.sety(-58)
    venus.sety(-108)
    earth.sety(-150)
    mars.sety(-228)
    mercury.pd()
    venus.pd()
    earth.pd()
    mars.pd()
    mars.speed(7.5)
    venus.speed(3)
    earth.speed(2)
    mars.speed(1)
    mercury.circle(58)
    venus.circle(108)
    earth.circle(150)
    mars.circle(228)

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

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for i in range(360):
    mercury.circle(58, 1)
    venus.circle(108, 1)
    earth.circle(150, 1)
    mars.circle(228, 1)

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mercury.speed(0)
venus.speed(0)
earth.speed(0)
mars.speed(0)
for i in range(360):
    mercury.circle(58, 7.5)
    venus.circle(108, 3)
    earth.circle(150, 2)
    mars.circle(228, 1)

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Answer 2

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import threading
import turtle
import mttkinter

def planets():
    """simulates motion of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars"""
    # Use your existing code, up to...
    mars.speed(1)

    # Now create a thread for each planet and start them
    mercury_thread = threading.Thread(target=lambda: mercury.circle(58))
    venus_thread = threading.Thread(target=lambda: venus.circle(108))
    earth_thread = threading.Thread(target=lambda: earth.circle(150))
    mars_thread = threading.Thread(target=lambda: mars.circle(228))
    mercury_thread.start()
    venus_thread.start()
    earth_thread.start()
    mars_thread.start()

    # Unfortunately, if we just exit the function here, the main thread
    # will try to exit, which means it'll wait on all the background threads.
    # But since they're all posting events and waiting on the main thread to
    # reply, they'll deadlock. So, we need to do something tkinter-related
    # here, like:
    turtle.Screen().exitonclick()

planets()

Answer 3

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while tri.distance(turtle) > 4:
    turtle.fd(3.5)
    turtle.lt(0.6)
    tri.setheading(tri.towards(turtle))
    tri.fd(4)

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Answer 4

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from turtle import Turtle, Screen

""" Simulate motion of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars """

planets = {
    'mercury': {'diameter': 0.383, 'orbit': 58, 'speed': 7.5, 'color': 'gray'},
    'venus': {'diameter': 0.949, 'orbit': 108, 'speed': 3, 'color': 'yellow'},
    'earth': {'diameter': 1.0, 'orbit': 150, 'speed': 2, 'color': 'blue'},
    'mars': {'diameter': 0.532, 'orbit': 228, 'speed': 1, 'color': 'red'},
}

def setup_planets(planets):
    for planet in planets:
        dictionary = planets[planet]
        turtle = Turtle(shape='circle')

        turtle.speed("fastest")  # speed controlled elsewhere, disable here
        turtle.shapesize(dictionary['diameter'])
        turtle.color(dictionary['color'])
        turtle.pu()
        turtle.sety(-dictionary['orbit'])
        turtle.pd()

        dictionary['turtle'] = turtle

    screen.ontimer(revolve, 50)

def revolve():
    for planet in planets:
        dictionary = planets[planet]
        dictionary['turtle'].circle(dictionary['orbit'], dictionary['speed'])

    screen.ontimer(revolve, 50)

screen = Screen()

setup_planets(planets)

screen.exitonclick()

Answer 5

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class System:
"""A two-dimensional world class."""

    def __init__(self, width, height):
        """Construct a new flat world with the given dimensions."""

        self._width = width
        self._height = height
        self._agents = { }
        self.message = None

    def getWidth(self):
        """Return the width of self."""

        return self._width

    def getHeight(self):
        """Return the height of self."""

        return self._height

    def stepAll(self):
        """All agents advance one step in the simulation."""

        agents = list(self._agents.values())
        for agent in agents:
            agent.step()

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class Planet:
"""A planet object"""

    def __init__(self, mySystem, distance, size, color, velocity, real_size, real_mass, name):
        self = self
        self._system = mySystem
        mySystem._agents[self] = self #make planet an agent
        self._velocity = velocity
        self._color = color
        self._distance = distance
        self._size = size
        self._position = [distance, distance - distance]
        self._angle = 90
        self._real_size = real_size
        self._real_mass = real_mass
        self._name = name

        #MAKE PLANET
        self._turtle = turtle.Turtle(shape = 'circle')
        self._turtle.hideturtle()

        #INITIALIZE PLANET
        self._turtle.speed('fastest')
        self._turtle.fillcolor(color)
        self._turtle.penup()
        self._turtle.goto(self._position)
        self._turtle.turtlesize(size,size,size)
        self._turtle.showturtle()


    def getmySystem(self):
        """Returns the system the planet is in"""
        return self._mySystem

    def getdistance(self):
        """Returns the distance the planet is from the sun"""
        return self._distance

    def getposition(self):
        """Returns the position of the planet"""
        return self._position

    def getvelocity(self):
        """Returns the velocity of the planet"""
        return self._velocity

    def step(self):
        """Moves the planet one step on its orbit according to its velocity and previous position"""
        xvar = self._position[0]
        yvar = self._position[1]

        newx = int(self._distance*math.cos(math.radians(90-self._angle)))
        newy = int(self._distance*math.sin(math.radians(90-self._angle)))

        self._turtle.goto(newx, newy)

        self._angle = self._angle - self._velocity

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while True:
    space.stepAll()

This does your job, and also makes it easy to add another planet later with the specific parameters you want them to be contained by simply calling the Planet class, instead of drawing a completely new planet and trying to individually move it along with others,

Hope this helps someone!