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# Program Frameworks

The modules described in this chapter are frameworks that will largely dictate the structure of your program. Currently the modules described here are all oriented toward writing command-line interfaces.

The full list of modules described in this chapter is:

- `turtle` — Turtle graphics
  - Introduction
  - Overview of available Turtle and Screen methods
    - Turtle methods
    - Methods of TurtleScreen/Screen
  - Methods of RawTurtle/Turtle and corresponding functions
    - Turtle motion
    - Tell Turtle’s state
    - Settings for measurement
    - Pen control
      - Drawing state
      - Color control
      - Filling
      - More drawing control
    - Turtle state
      - Visibility
      - Appearance
    - Using events
    - Special Turtle methods
    - Compound shapes
  - Methods of TurtleScreen/Screen and corresponding functions
    - Window control
    - Animation control
    - Using screen events
    - Input methods
    - Settings and special methods
    - Methods specific to Screen, not inherited from TurtleScreen
  - Public classes
  - Help and configuration
    - How to use help
    - Translation of docstrings into different languages
    - How to configure Screen and Turtles
  - `turtledemo` — Demo scripts
  - Changes since Python 2.6
  - Changes since Python 3.0
- `cmd` — Support for line-oriented command interpreters
  - Cmd Objects
  - Cmd Example
- `shlex` — Simple lexical analysis
  - shlex Objects
  - Parsing Rules
  - Improved Compatibility with Shells