gh-123370: Fix the canvas not clearing after running turtledemo.clock

Lib/turtledemo/clock.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: cp1252 -*-
 """       turtle-example-suite:
 
              tdemo_clock.py
@@ -52,62 +51,54 @@ def clockface(radius):
             jump(-radius)
         rt(6)
 
+def display_date_time():
+    writer.clear()
+    now = datetime.now()
+    writer.home()
+    writer.forward(distance=65)
+    writer.write(now.strftime(format="%A"),
+                 align="center", font=("TkFixedFont", 14, "bold"))
+    writer.back(distance=150)
+    writer.write(now.strftime(format="%Y/%m/%d"),
+                 align="center", font=("TkFixedFont", 14, "bold"))
+    writer.forward(distance=85)
+
+def initialize_hand(shape, color):
+    hand = Turtle()
+    hand.shape(shape)
+    hand.color(*color)
+    hand.resizemode("user")
+    hand.shapesize(1, 1, 3)
+    hand.speed(0)
+    return hand
+
 def setup():
     global second_hand, minute_hand, hour_hand, writer
     mode("logo")
     make_hand_shape("second_hand", 125, 25)
-    make_hand_shape("minute_hand",  130, 25)
+    make_hand_shape("minute_hand",  115, 25)
     make_hand_shape("hour_hand", 90, 25)
     clockface(160)
-    second_hand = Turtle()
-    second_hand.shape("second_hand")
-    second_hand.color("gray20", "gray80")
-    minute_hand = Turtle()
-    minute_hand.shape("minute_hand")
-    minute_hand.color("blue1", "red1")
-    hour_hand = Turtle()
-    hour_hand.shape("hour_hand")
-    hour_hand.color("blue3", "red3")
-    for hand in second_hand, minute_hand, hour_hand:
-        hand.resizemode("user")
-        hand.shapesize(1, 1, 3)
-        hand.speed(0)
+
+    second_hand = initialize_hand("second_hand", ("gray20", "gray80"))
+    minute_hand = initialize_hand( "minute_hand", ("blue1", "red1"))
+    hour_hand = initialize_hand( "hour_hand", ("blue3", "red3"))
+
     ht()
     writer = Turtle()
-    #writer.mode("logo")
     writer.ht()
     writer.pu()
     writer.bk(85)
-
-def wochentag(t):
-    wochentag = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday",
-        "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday"]
-    return wochentag[t.weekday()]
-
-def datum(z):
-    monat = ["Jan.", "Feb.", "Mar.", "Apr.", "May", "June",
-             "July", "Aug.", "Sep.", "Oct.", "Nov.", "Dec."]
-    j = z.year
-    m = monat[z.month - 1]
-    t = z.day
-    return "%s %d %d" % (m, t, j)
+    display_date_time()
 
 def tick():
-    t = datetime.today()
-    sekunde = t.second + t.microsecond*0.000001
-    minute = t.minute + sekunde/60.0
-    stunde = t.hour + minute/60.0
+    now = datetime.now()
+    sekunde = now.second + now.microsecond * 0.000001
+    minute = now.minute + sekunde / 60.0
+    stunde = now.hour + minute / 60.0
+
     try:
         tracer(False)  # Terminator can occur here
-        writer.clear()
-        writer.home()
-        writer.forward(65)
-        writer.write(wochentag(t),
-                     align="center", font=("Courier", 14, "bold"))
-        writer.back(150)
-        writer.write(datum(t),
-                     align="center", font=("Courier", 14, "bold"))
-        writer.forward(85)
         second_hand.setheading(6*sekunde)  # or here
         minute_hand.setheading(6*minute)
         hour_hand.setheading(30*stunde)

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-08-28-19-27-35.gh-issue-123370.SPZ9Ux.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix the canvas not clearing after running turtledemo clock, and improve the
+clock example suite