Color Mixer

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# [SNIPPET_NAME: Color Mixer]
# [SNIPPET_CATEGORIES: PyTurtle]
# [SNIPPET_DESCRIPTION: Use three sliders to change the color of the screen.]
# [SNIPPET_DOCS: http://docs.python.org/library/turtle.html]
# [SNIPPET_AUTHOR: Grant Bowman <[email protected]>]
# [SNIPPET_LICENSE: PSF]
# Code authorship from http://python.org/download/releases/2.6.4/


from turtle import Screen, Turtle, mainloop

class ColorTurtle(Turtle):

    def __init__(self, x, y):
        Turtle.__init__(self)
        self.shape("turtle")
        self.resizemode("user")
        self.shapesize(3,3,5)
        self.pensize(10)
        self._color = [0,0,0]
        self.x = x
        self._color[x] = y
        self.color(self._color)
        self.speed(0)
        self.left(90)
        self.pu()
        self.goto(x,0)
        self.pd()
        self.sety(1)
        self.pu()
        self.sety(y)
        self.pencolor("gray25")
        self.ondrag(self.shift)

    def shift(self, x, y):
        self.sety(max(0,min(y,1)))
        self._color[self.x] = self.ycor()
        self.fillcolor(self._color)
        setbgcolor()

def setbgcolor():
    screen.bgcolor(red.ycor(), green.ycor(), blue.ycor())

def main():
    global screen, red, green, blue
    screen = Screen()
    screen.delay(0)
    screen.setworldcoordinates(-1, -0.3, 3, 1.3)

    red = ColorTurtle(0, .5)
    green = ColorTurtle(1, .5)
    blue = ColorTurtle(2, .5)
    setbgcolor()

    writer = Turtle()
    writer.ht()
    writer.pu()
    writer.goto(1,1.15)
    writer.write("DRAG!",align="center",font=("Arial",30,("bold","italic")))
    return "EVENTLOOP"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    msg = main()
    print msg
    mainloop()