On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 4:20 AM, Bonn Mowae lazaga <2ndmo...@gmail.com> wrote: > hello, I would like to notify you that there may be a problem with IDLE or > Python3.7.0 > I installed python 3.7.0 for my 64 bit windows 10, and it was working fine, I > could also use turtle graphics using the command: > > from turtle import * > > and: > > forward(200) > > and other control commands for turtle, and it was drawing in screen like > normal. A while later, I opened up IDLE again. I typed the command: > > from turtle import * > > then: > > > forward(200) > > and it gave me an error message saying that the name forward could not be > identified/it didn’t recognise it.
Did you create a file called turtle.py? If so, pick a different name for your own program - you've shadowed the standard library module. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list