{"id":74,"date":"2025-09-12T13:44:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theroyalscode.com\/students\/l_rankins\/?p=74"},"modified":"2025-09-12T13:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:44:46","slug":"blog-9-maddness-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theroyalscode.com\/students\/l_rankins\/2025\/09\/12\/blog-9-maddness-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOG 8: MADDNESS RETURNS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

i made Snake via a video<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

import turtle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

import time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

import random<\/p>\n\n\n\n

delay = 0.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Score<\/p>\n\n\n\n

score = 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

high_score = 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Set up the screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn = turtle.Screen()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.bgcolor(“green”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.setup(width=600, height=600)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.tracer(0) # Turns off the screen updates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Snake head<\/p>\n\n\n\n

head = turtle.Turtle()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

head.speed(0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

head.shape(“square”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

head.color(“black”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

head.penup()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

head.goto(0,0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

head.direction = “stop”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Snake food<\/p>\n\n\n\n

food = turtle.Turtle()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

food.speed(0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

food.shape(“circle”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

food.color(“red”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

food.penup()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

food.goto(0,100)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

segments = []<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Pen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pen = turtle.Turtle()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pen.speed(0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pen.shape(“square”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pen.color(“white”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pen.penup()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pen.hideturtle()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pen.goto(0, 260)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pen.write(“Score: 0  High Score: 0″, align=”center”, font=(“Courier”, 24, “normal”))<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Functions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

def go_up():<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.direction != “down”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.direction = “up”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

def go_down():<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.direction != “up”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.direction = “down”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

def go_left():<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.direction != “right”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.direction = “left”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

def go_right():<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.direction != “left”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.direction = “right”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

def move():<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.direction == “up”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        y = head.ycor()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.sety(y + 20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.direction == “down”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        y = head.ycor()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.sety(y – 20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.direction == “left”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        x = head.xcor()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.setx(x – 20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.direction == “right”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        x = head.xcor()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.setx(x + 20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Keyboard bindings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.listen()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.onkeypress(go_up, “w”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.onkeypress(go_down, “s”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.onkeypress(go_left, “a”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.onkeypress(go_right, “d”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Main game loop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

while True:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    wn.update()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    # Check for a collision with the border<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.xcor()>290 or head.xcor()<-290 or head.ycor()>290 or head.ycor()<-290:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        time.sleep(1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.goto(0,0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        head.direction = “stop”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        # Hide the segments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        for segment in segments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            segment.goto(1000, 1000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        # Clear the segments list<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        segments.clear()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        # Reset the score<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        score = 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        # Reset the delay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        delay = 0.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        pen.clear()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        pen.write(“Score: {}  High Score: {}”.format(score, high_score), align=”center”, font=(“Courier”, 24, “normal”))<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    # Check for a collision with the food<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if head.distance(food) < 20:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        # Move the food to a random spot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        x = random.randint(-290, 290)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        y = random.randint(-290, 290)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        food.goto(x,y)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        # Add a segment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        new_segment = turtle.Turtle()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        new_segment.speed(0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        new_segment.shape(“square”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        new_segment.color(“grey”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        new_segment.penup()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        segments.append(new_segment)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        # Shorten the delay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        delay -= 0.001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        # Increase the score<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        score += 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        if score > high_score:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            high_score = score<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        pen.clear()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        pen.write(“Score: {}  High Score: {}”.format(score, high_score), align=”center”, font=(“Courier”, 24, “normal”))<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    # Move the end segments first in reverse order<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    for index in range(len(segments)-1, 0, -1):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        x = segments[index-1].xcor()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        y = segments[index-1].ycor()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        segments[index].goto(x, y)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    # Move segment 0 to where the head is<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    if len(segments) > 0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        x = head.xcor()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        y = head.ycor()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        segments[0].goto(x,y)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    move()    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    # Check for head collision with the body segments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    for segment in segments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        if segment.distance(head) < 20:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            time.sleep(1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            head.goto(0,0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            head.direction = “stop”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            # Hide the segments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            for segment in segments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                segment.goto(1000, 1000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            # Clear the segments list<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            segments.clear()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            # Reset the score<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            score = 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            # Reset the delay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            delay = 0.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            # Update the score display<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            pen.clear()<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            pen.write(“Score: {}  High Score: {}”.format(score, high_score), align=”center”, font=(“Courier”, 24, “normal”))<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    time.sleep(delay)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wn.mainloop()<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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