Python Fractals: Where Math Meets Art!

Drawing fractals.


In this section we will deal with fractals, and let me remind you that a fractal is a geometric shape with a repeating structure at different scales, e i a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole. Many fractals appear similar at various scales, which is called self-similarity. Latin word frāctus means "broken" or "fractured".

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    Python can handle repeating structure at different scales applying a recursive solution.

    The drawing part will be handeled by Turtle graphics, which was part of the original Logo programming language developed by Wally Feurzeig, Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon in 1967.


  1. Drawing snowflake fractal:


  2. Lets start with simple example of snowflake fractal made of snowflake pattern made of snowflake pattern.


    
    from turtle import *
    
    def koch_flake(length, order):
        if(order == 0):
            forward(length)
            return
        koch_flake(length/3,order-1)
        left(60)
        koch_flake(length/3, order - 1)
        right(120)
        koch_flake(length/3, order - 1)
        left(60)
        koch_flake(length/3,order-1)
    
    def draw_flake():
        speed('fastest')
        up()
        backward(200 / 2.0)
        down()
        col = ["red", "purple", "yellow", "cyan"]
        fillcolor("black")
        begin_fill()
        for i in range(3):
            color(col[i])
            koch_flake(300.0, 4)
            left(-120)
        color(col[i+1])
        end_fill()
        mainloop()
    
    draw_flake()
    

    Snowflake fractal with Python



  3. Drawing tree fractal:


  4. Another classical fractal example is drawing a tree. speed() is used to define the speed of the pen and pencolor() is used for setting color according to color level.


    
    from turtle import *
    import turtle
    
    speed('fastest')
    
    right(-90)
    
    angle = 40
    
    
    def yaxis(size, lvl):
        if lvl > 0:
            colormode(255)
    
            pencolor(0, 255 // lvl, 0)
    
            forward(size)
    
            right(angle)
    
            yaxis(0.8 * size, lvl - 1)
    
            pencolor(0, 255 // lvl, 0)
    
            lt(2 * angle)
    
            yaxis(0.8 * size, lvl - 1)
    
            pencolor(0, 255 // lvl, 0)
    
            right(angle)
            forward(-size)
    
    
    yaxis(80, 7)
    turtle.done()
    

    Tree fractal with Python



  5. Drawing stars fractal:


  6. Lets proceed with simple example of stars fractal made of stars pattern made of stars pattern.


    
    from turtle import *
    
    import turtle
    
    tur = turtle.Turtle()
    
    tur.speed('fastest')
    
    tur.getscreen().bgcolor("purple")
    tur.color("pink")
    
    tur.penup()
    
    tur.goto((-200, 50))
    
    tur.pendown()
    
    
    def star(turtle, size):
        if size <= 10:
            return
        else:
            for i in range(5):
                turtle.forward(size)
                star(turtle, size / 3)
    
                turtle.left(216)
    
    
    star(tur, 360)
    turtle.done()
    

    Stars fractal with Python


  7. Drawing H recursion fractal:


  8. Recursion is the process of repeating items in a similar way and fractal is used to generate an infinite amount of copies of pictures that form a fractal pattern.


    
    from turtle import *
    import turtle
    
    speed = 5
    bg_color = "purple"
    pen_color = "pink"
    screen_width = 800
    screen_height = 800
    drawing_width = 700
    drawing_height = 700
    pen_width = 7
    title = "python-code.pro"
    fractal_depth = 3
    
    
    def drawline(tur, pos1, pos2):
        
        tur.penup()
        tur.goto(pos1[0], pos1[1])
        tur.pendown()
        tur.goto(pos2[0], pos2[1])
    
    
    def recursivedraw(tur, x, y, width, height, count):
        drawline(
            tur,
            [x + width * 0.25, height // 2 + y],
            [x + width * 0.75, height // 2 + y],
        )
        drawline(
            tur,
            [x + width * 0.25, (height * 0.5) // 2 + y],
            [x + width * 0.25, (height * 1.5) // 2 + y],
        )
        drawline(
            tur,
            [x + width * 0.75, (height * 0.5) // 2 + y],
            [x + width * 0.75, (height * 1.5) // 2 + y],
        )
    
        if count <= 0:  # The base case
            return
        else:  # The recursive step
            count -= 1
    
            recursivedraw(tur, x, y, width // 2, height // 2, count)
    
            recursivedraw(tur, x + width // 2, y, width // 2, height // 2, count)
    
            recursivedraw(tur, x, y + width // 2, width // 2, height // 2, count)
    
            recursivedraw(tur, x + width // 2, y + width // 2, width // 2, height // 2, count)
    
    
    if __name__ == "__main__":
        screenset = turtle.Screen()
        screenset.setup(screen_width, screen_height)
        screenset.title(title)
        screenset.bgcolor(bg_color)
    
        artistpen = turtle.Turtle()
        artistpen.hideturtle()
        artistpen.pensize(pen_width)
        artistpen.color(pen_color)
        artistpen.speed(speed)
    
        recursivedraw(artistpen, - drawing_width / 2, - drawing_height / 2, drawing_width, drawing_height, fractal_depth)
    
        turtle.done()
    

    Recursion fractal with Python


  9. Drawing Sierpiński triangle with Python:


  10. In mathematics, the term chaos game originally referred to a method of creating a fractal, using a polygon and an initial point selected at random inside it.
    The Sierpiński triangle, also called the Sierpiński gasket or Sierpiński sieve, is a fractal attractive fixed set with the overall shape of an equilateral triangle, subdivided recursively into smaller equilateral triangles. This is one of the classical examples of self-similar sets—that is, it is a mathematically generated pattern that is reproducible at any magnification or reduction. It is named after the Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński, but to be honest was known as a decorative pattern many centuries before the work of Sierpiński.


    
    import turtle
    
    tur = turtle.Turtle()
    
    tur.speed('fastest')
    
    tur.getscreen().bgcolor("purple")
    tur.color("pink")
    
    def sier(side, level):
        if level == 1:
            for i in range(3):
                turtle.fd(side)
                turtle.left(120)
        else:
            sier(side/2, level-1)
            turtle.fd(side/2)
            sier(side/2, level-1)
            turtle.bk(side/2)
            turtle.left(60)
            turtle.fd(side/2)
            turtle.right(60)
            sier(side/2, level-1)
            turtle.left(60)
            turtle.bk(side/2)
            turtle.right(60)
    def main():
        sier(200, 5)
    
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        main()
        turtle.mainloop()
    

    Sierpiński triangle fractal with Python





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