title: Characters S, 5, and 3 in Python with Turtle Graphics?
body: <p>Currently I am trying to use commands to tell a turtle to draw the characters "S," "3," and "5" using the turtle module - without using the command turtle.write. Currently my code looks like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import turtle
  
  def halfcircle(parts=360, line=1, direction=1):
      for x in range(parts//2):
          turtle.forward(line)
          turtle.left(360/parts * direction)
  
  turtle.tracer(False)
  
  for x in range(2):
      halfcircle(20, 360/30, 1)
      halfcircle(20, 360/30, -1)
  
  turtle.update() 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But the loop is never ending. Additionally, I am unable to incorporate linear and nonlinear lines into one character in order to draw a 5 or 3. Any help would be much appreciated. </p>