#so we can load up image import turtle  #out setup so a screen can appear(using predefined object {screen} and setting it with a variable name so we can easily refer to it later) screen = turtle.Screen()  #give variable to your image file and pathway MUST HAVE .GIF EXTENSION image = "theimagename.gif"  #adding image  screen.addshape(image)  #making our turtle image! making our turtle objects value the image  turtle.shape(image)  #optional so that the screen stays for longer! screen.exitonclick() 

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