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==Programmable Brick==

==Programmable Brick==

The following feature is only available in versions 44+ of Turtle Art.

The following feature—a block that can be programmed by the Pippy activity—is available in versions 44+ of Turtle Art.

 

A copy of the tamyblock.py module is stored in the Journal when you first launch Turtle Art. You can edit the module in Pippy and then import your custom code into Turtle Art using the Pippy button on the Activity toolbar.

 

A copy of the tamyblock.py module is stored in the Journal when you first launch Turtle Art. You can edit the module in Pippy and then import your custom code into Turtle Art using the Pippy button.

[[Image:TAPippyButton.svg]]

[[Image:TAPippyButton.svg]]

[[Image:TA-pippy.png|300px]]

[[Image:TA-pippy.png|300px]]

To use the customized block, select the "view source" block from the Extras palette.

To use the customized block, select the "Pippy" block found on the the Extras palette.

Examples:

Examples:

  def myblock(lc, x):

  def myblock(lc, x):

     ###########################################################################

     ###########################################################################

     return

     return

[[Image:TA-dotted-line.png]]

You can pass a list of up to three arguments to tamyblock.py as in the example below that converts the input to an rgb value.

You can pass a list of up to three arguments to tamyblock.py as in this example that converts the input to an rgb value.

[[Image:TA-rgb.png]]

  def myblock(lc, x):

  def myblock(lc, x):

     lc.tw.fgcolor = lc.tw.cm.alloc_color(rgb)

     lc.tw.fgcolor = lc.tw.cm.alloc_color(rgb)

     return

     return

  def myblock(lc, x):

  def myblock(lc, x):