Create Analog Clock with Python Turtle Module

We have used the turtle module to create an awesome analog clock. This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to create an analog clock using the Python module for graphics named Turtle.

Turtle is a fun project created for making graphics with Python Programming Langauge. A complete tutorial of the turtle module should be better to read before deep-diving into the Project. The complete Source code of this Project as Available here. You can copy the code and practice it step by step.

In this turtle Tutorial, I will walk you through each step to learn an analog clock with Python. To learn turtle while creating a project will be no less than fun. Let's get started now.

Create analog clock with Turtle module

Before deep-diving let's first see what we are going to create in this tutorial. Check out the following picture, in this picture you see a fully functional analog clock created with Python Module turtle.

  
import turtle
import datetime



class Clock():
    tool_name = 'Clock'
    def __init__(self, title='Clock', time_deltas=(0, 0, 0), **kwargs):
        turtle.title(title)
        self.time_deltas = time_deltas
    
    def move(self, distance):
        turtle.penup()
        turtle.forward(distance)
        turtle.pendown()
    
    def createhand(self, name, length):
        turtle.reset()
        self.move(-length * 0.01)
        turtle.begin_poly()
        turtle.forward(length * 1.01)
        turtle.end_poly()
        hand = turtle.get_poly()
        turtle.register_shape(name, hand)
    
    def createclock(self, radius):
        turtle.reset()
        turtle.pensize(7)
        for i in range(60):
            self.move(radius)
            if i % 5 == 0:
                turtle.forward(20)
                self.move(-radius-20)
            else:
                turtle.dot(5)
                self.move(-radius)
            turtle.right(6)
    
    def getweekday(self, today):
        return [ 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thirs', 'Fir', 'Sat','Sun'][today.weekday()]
    
    def getdate(self, today):
        return '%s:%s:%s' % (today.year, today.month, today.day)
    
    def starttick(self, second_hand, minute_hand, hour_hand, printer):
        today = datetime.datetime.today()
        second = today.second + self.time_deltas[0] + today.microsecond * 1e-6
        minute = today.minute + self.time_deltas[1] + second / 60.
        hour = (today.hour + self.time_deltas[2] + minute / 60) % 12
        # 设置朝向
        second_hand.setheading(6 * second)
        minute_hand.setheading(6 * minute)
        hour_hand.setheading(30 * hour)
        turtle.tracer(False)
        printer.forward(65)
        printer.write(self.getweekday(today), align='center', font=("Courier", 14, "bold"))
        printer.forward(120)
        printer.write('12', align='center', font=("Courier", 14, "bold"))
        printer.back(250)
        printer.write(self.getdate(today), align='center', font=("Courier", 14, "bold"))
        printer.back(145)
        printer.write('6', align='center', font=("Courier", 14, "bold"))
        printer.home()
        printer.right(92.5)
        printer.forward(200)
        printer.write('3', align='center', font=("Courier", 14, "bold"))
        printer.left(2.5)
        printer.back(400)
        printer.write('9', align='center', font=("Courier", 14, "bold"))
        printer.home()
        turtle.tracer(True)
       
        turtle.ontimer(lambda: self.starttick(second_hand, minute_hand, hour_hand, printer), 100)
  
    def run(self):
      
        turtle.tracer(False)
        turtle.mode('logo')
        self.createhand('second_hand', 150)
        self.createhand('minute_hand', 125)
        self.createhand('hour_hand', 85)
      
        second_hand = turtle.Turtle()
        second_hand.shape('second_hand')
        minute_hand = turtle.Turtle()
        minute_hand.shape('minute_hand')
        hour_hand = turtle.Turtle()
        hour_hand.shape('hour_hand')
        for hand in [second_hand, minute_hand, hour_hand]:
            hand.shapesize(1, 1, 3)
            hand.speed(0)
     
        printer = turtle.Turtle()
        printer.hideturtle()
        printer.penup()
        self.createclock(160)
      
        turtle.tracer(True)
        self.starttick(second_hand, minute_hand, hour_hand, printer)
        turtle.mainloop()
        
clock =Clock()
clock.run()

How to create this Analog Clock with turtle

We have used a few basic methods of the turtle module. If you want to learn how to create these functions, you can always have a look at this Easy to Follow Turtle Tutorial with an Example.

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