turtle.setx() function in Python

turtle.setx() method moves the turtle to a specified x-coordinate while keeping its current y-coordinate and heading (direction) unchanged. If the pen is down, it will draw a line from the current position to the new x-coordinate, if the pen is up, it moves without drawing.

Syntax:

turtle.setx(x)

• Parameters: x (int | float) is the x-coordinate to move the turtle to.
• Returns: This method only changes the turtle's horizontal position on the screen.

Examples of turtle.setx() function

Example 1: Simple horizontal movement

import turtle

turtle.setx(100)
turtle.done()

Output:

Explanation: The turtle moves directly to the x-coordinate 100 while keeping the same y-position, drawing a line if the pen is down.

Example 2: Moving left and right

import turtle

t = turtle.Turtle()

t.setx(100)   # Move right
t.setx(-100)  # Move left
turtle.done()

Output:

Explanation: The turtle first moves right to x = 100, then left to x = -100, keeping the same y-position.

Example 3: Move without drawing

import turtle
t = turtle.Turtle()

t.pendown()
t.setx(50)

t.penup()
t.setx(150)

turtle.done()

Output:

Explanation: The first move is done with the pen down (drawing a line), the second move is done with the pen up (no line drawn).