For my intro to programming class i have to design a game where a ball is shot at an angle and hits squares that are worth points. I have two questions

1.How do you get the ball to move. I was given this code but I don't know if I am using it correctly:

for t in range(10000):
	pinball.move(dx, dy)
	sleep(0.05)

2.The black ball is worth 10 points, the green 3 and the blue 5. How do you get python to keep track of the score?

Here is the link to the original assignment:
https://eee.uci.edu/10y/18020/hw5.pdf

Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

Here is what i have so far:

from graphics import *
import time
from time import sleep
import math
def main():
    Angle=input("Enter the angle: ")
    win = GraphWin("Pinball game",500,400)
    Text(Point(200,10), " Click on the window three times to draw the squares:").draw(win)
    Text(Point(65,30), "Initial Angle:" ).draw(win)


	
    Text(Point(45,50), "Score:").draw(win)
    pinball=Circle(Point(20,370),5)
    pinball.draw(win)
    p = win.getMouse()
    px = p.getX()
    py = p.getY()
    shape = Rectangle(Point(px-20,py-20), Point(px+20,py+20))
    shape.setOutline("black")
    shape.setFill("black")
    shape.draw(win)
    p2 = win.getMouse()
    px2 = p2.getX()
    py2 = p2.getY()
    shape2 = Rectangle(Point(px2-20,py2-20), Point(px2+20,py2+20))
    shape2.setOutline("black")
    shape2.setFill("blue")
    shape2.draw(win)
	
    p3 = win.getMouse()
    px3 = p3.getX()
    py3 = p3.getY()
    shape3 = Rectangle(Point(px3-20,py3-20), Point(px3+20,py3+20))
    shape3.setOutline("black")
    shape3.setFill("green")
    shape3.draw(win)
    for i in range(1):
        p3 = win.getMouse()
    c3 = shape3.getCenter()
    dx3 = p.getX() - c3.getX()
    dy3 = p.getY() - c3.getY()
    shape3.move(dx3,dy3)

    output = Text(Point(70,50),"")
    output.draw(win)

    for t in range(10000):
	    pinball.move(math.cos(Angle), math.sin(Angle))
	    sleep(0.05)
	

main()

its would be along the lines of defining contact for each colour square, and ud need a value called score

def OnContactBlack:
      score +=10

this isnt perfect or the solutions, but that is a start along the right track, you would also have to define contact for the programme.

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