MandelbrotSet.py

from Tkinter import *
import Tkinter
def iterate(x, y, iterationNum): # I am not sure if I am doing this part correctly.
    z = 0
    coord = complex(x, y)
    while iterationNum:
        z = z * z + coord
        if z ** 2 > 4:
            return False
    return True

def pixel(image,x,y,r,g,b):
   """Place pixel at pos=(x,y) on image, with color=(r,g,b)"""
   image.put("#%02x%02x%02x" % (r,g,b), (y, x))
def mandelbrot():
    WIDTH = 640; HEIGHT = 480
    TopLeftX = -200; BottomRightX = 200
    TopLeftY = 200; BottomRightY = -200
    Increment = 5
    maxIt = 100
    w = BottomRightX - TopLeftX
    h = TopLeftY - BottomRightY
    canvas = Canvas(window, width = WIDTH, height = HEIGHT, bg = "#ffffff")
    img = PhotoImage(width = WIDTH, height = HEIGHT)
    canvas.create_image((0, 0), image = img, state = "normal", anchor = Tkinter.NW)
    for x in xrange(TopLeftX, BottomRightX, -5):
        for y in xrange(TopLeftY, BottomRightY, -5):
            xnum = x / 100.0
            ynum = y / 100.0
            if iterate(xnum, ynum, maxIt):
                pixel(img, xnum, ynum, 255, 0, 0)
            else:
                pixel(img, xnum, ynum, 255, 255, 255)
    canvas.pack()
    mainloop()

mandelbrot()