Turtle module has no attribute color?
python, python-3.2, turtle-graphics
Solution
You named your file "turtle.py" so when you `import turtle`, you are importing your own file instead of the stdlib module. Change the name of your program, and delete all the .pyc files in that directory.
Problem
When I try to run the first piece of sample code from the Python documentation on `turtle`: ``` from turtle import * color('red', 'yellow') begin_fill() while True: forward(200) left(170) if abs(pos()) < 1: break end_fill() done() ``` I get a `NameError`: NameError: name 'color' is not defined Tweaking the `import` and manually specifying the module doesn't work either: ``` import turtle turtle.color('red', 'yellow') turtle.begin_fill() while True: turtle.forward(200) turtle.left(170) if abs(turtle.pos()) < 1: break turtle.end_fill() turtle.done() ``` I am using Python v3.2.3, which clearly contains `turtle.color`, per the documentation. Python is installed with `tkinter` support as well, because `import tkinter` works as well. The full trace is: ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "<path name that contains no spaces>/turtle.py", line 1, in <module> from turtle import * File "<path name that contains no spaces>\turtle.py", line 2, in <module> color('red', 'yellow') NameError: name 'color' is not defined ``` How odd. If I enter the shell, either the command line or IDLE, and enter the commands one at a time: ``` >>> from turtle import * >>> color('red', 'yellow') ``` there isn't a problem. It's only when I open a new window in IDLE, enter all of the commands, and run the script.