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left()

Function Definition: left(angle = 15)

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionExpected ValuesDefault Value
angleintThe angle by which the rotation needs to be executed.integer15

Description

The function turns the sprite by the specified amount of degrees counter-clockwise. This changes the direction the sprite is facing.

Example

The example demonstrates using key sensing to control the sprite's movement in Python.

Code

sprite = Sprite('Beetle')

sprite.setdirection(90)
sprite.gotoxy(0, 0)

while True:
  if sprite.iskeypressed('up arrow'):
    sprite.move(3)
  if sprite.iskeypressed('down arrow'):
    sprite.move(-3)
  if sprite.iskeypressed('left arrow'):
    sprite.left(3)
  if sprite.iskeypressed('right arrow'):
    sprite.right(3)

Output

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The example demonstrates the sprite direction in Python.

Code

sprite = Sprite('Arrow1')

sprite.gotoxy(0, 0)
sprite.setsize(300)

while True:
  if sprite.iskeypressed("left arrow"):
    sprite.left(3)
  if sprite.iskeypressed("right arrow"):
    sprite.right(3)
  sprite.say("Direction is " + str(sprite.direction()))

Output

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