This weeks task is to solve the maze. You are not allowed to touch the black lines.

You can use any Python Turtle commands you want including

• goto(x,y)
• right(deg)
• left(deg)
• forward(length)

Save the image as maze.png and use the boilerplate code below in Thonny to start the task.

# Solve the maze
# Mr Stratton
# 7/6/19

from turtle import *
# Help here https://docs.python.org/3/library/turtle.html
setup(1000,600) # set the window size to 480x360 pixels
bgcolor('yellow') # set BG to yellow
bgpic("maze.png") # BG pic only works with PNG and GIF
title("Mr. Stratton's Maze Tutorial") # Title of window
color("red") # Colour line
# shape("arrow") # Shape of the turtle (“arrow”, “turtle”, “circle”, “square”, “triangle”, “classic”)
turtlesize(3) # size of turtle (easier for some kids to see)
pensize(3) # Set the size of the pen

penup()
goto(-420,220)
pendown()
# vvvvvv Enter your code below here vvvvvv

After you have solved the maze answer these questions:

1. How many programming steps did you take?
2. Can you reduce the number of steps?

Save a new copy of the program and edit it to make it more efficient (fewer lines). The number of extra lines that my program needed is below.

 

I solved this in 11 steps.

There is a clue in the picture as to how I did it.

Can you beat this?