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gh-84464: Update turtle.circle() drawing direction doc #128986

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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions Doc/library/turtle.rst
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Expand Up @@ -749,9 +749,10 @@ Turtle motion
the turtle; *extent* -- an angle -- determines which part of the circle
is drawn. If *extent* is not given, draw the entire circle. If *extent*
is not a full circle, one endpoint of the arc is the current pen
position. Draw the arc in counterclockwise direction if *radius* is
positive, otherwise in clockwise direction. Finally the direction of the
turtle is changed by the amount of *extent*.
position. Draw the arc in counterclockwise direction if both *radius*
and *extent* are positive or both are negative; otherwise, draw in clockwise
direction. Finally the direction of the turtle is changed by the amount of
*extent*.
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When radius and extent are positive, the arc is counterclockwise. When radius and extent are both negative, one traverses the standard counterclockwise arc backwards. I wonder if this could be communicated better here?


As the circle is approximated by an inscribed regular polygon, *steps*
determines the number of steps to use. If not given, it will be
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