turtle.filling() function in Python (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 19 Aug, 2025

turtle.filling() function in Python’s turtle module checks if the turtle is currently in a fill state. It returns True when drawing commands are enclosed between turtle.begin_fill() and turtle.end_fill() and False otherwise, making it useful for tracking and controlling shape filling.

**Syntax:

turtle.filling()

**Parameters: This function does not take any parameters.

**Returns:

• True: if the turtle is in fill mode
• False: if the turtle is not in fill mode

Examples

**Example 1: Default value

Python `

import turtle

Check the default filling state

print(turtle.filling())

`

**Output:

False

**Explanation: By default, the turtle is not in a fill state, so it returns False.

**Example 2: Inside fill

Python `

import turtle

Begin the fill and check state

turtle.begin_fill() print(turtle.filling())

`

**Output :

True

**Explanation: After calling **begin_fill(), the turtle enters fill mode, so it returns True.

**Example 3: After Completing a Fill

Python `

import turtle

turtle.begin_fill() turtle.circle(50) turtle.end_fill()

print(turtle.filling())

`

**Output :

False

**Explanation: Once **end_fill() is called, the shape is filled and the turtle exits fill mode, so it returns False.