# turtle_threading.py

# turtle_threading.py

from threading import Thread, active_count
from turtle import Turtle
import Queue as queue
import random

def test1():
    for _ in range(360):
        graphics.put(turtle1.forward)
        graphics.put(turtle1.left)

def test2():
    while not color in turtle:
        0
    ACTIONS = [turtle[color].forward, turtle[color].right, turtle[color].left]
    _color = color
    for z in range(100):
        move = random.choice(ACTIONS)
        for i in 'x'*random.randint(0,9):
            graphics.put(move)
        graphics.put(turtle[_color].forward)

def process_queue():
    while not graphics.empty():
        (graphics.get())(1)

    if active_count() > 1:
        turtle.ontimer(process_queue, 1)

graphics = queue.Queue(16)  # size = number of hardware threads you have - 1

QUEUE_SIZE = 1  # set higher the more hardware threads you have
COLORS = ['red', 'orange', 'blue', 'green', 'magenta', 'gray', 'pink']

turtle1 = Turtle('turtle')
turtle1.speed('fastest')
thread1 = Thread(target=test1)
thread1.daemon = True  # thread dies when main thread (only non-daemon thread) exits.
thread1.start()

turtle = {}
for color in COLORS:
    turtle[color] = Turtle('turtle')
    turtle[color].color(color)
    turtle[color].setheading(random.randint(0, 360))
    turtle[color].speed('fastest')
    thread2 = Thread(target=test2)
    thread2.daemon = True
    thread2.start()

process_queue()