Since releases 2.6/3.0 Python has a new turtle module. It was conceived primarily as a tool for teaching in a way that allows for using a range of different programming styles as well as different approaches to doing geometry, thus constricting the instructor's approach and ideas as little as possible. One of the main goals was to provide quick interactive access to nevertheless powerful graphics without any need of preliminary GUI-composing overhead.
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