Python Code Example

Here is a short Python script to implement method 2 for generating the symbolic code for the nth iteration of the Heighway dragon curve.

n = input("n = ")              
b = ['']
for k in range(1,2**(n-2)+1):  #odd positions
    b += ['R','','L','']
for k in range(1,2**(n-1)):    #even positions
    b[2*k] = b[k]
b = "".join(b[1:-1])           
print(b)