need user to be able to input up to three letters at a time for python turtle to draw
<p>I have the code all worked out to be able to input one letter at a time but for some reason cant figure out how to make it so the user can input up to three letters for turtle to draw. this is my code so far. any help would be appreciated, thank you in advance</p>

<pre><code>import turtle
velcro = turtle.Turtle()
wn = turtle.Screen()
wn.bgcolor('pink')
velcro.color("purple", "blue")
velcro.color()
('purple', 'blue')
velcro.pensize("12")

def color_purple():
  velcro.color ('purple')
def color_blue():
  velcro.color('blue')
def color_black():
  velcro.color ('black')


velcroColor = turtle.textinput("pick a color", "please chose from the colors purple, blue or black, to draw in")
if (velcroColor == 'purple'):
  color_purple()
elif (velcroColor == 'blue'):
  color_blue()
elif (velcroColor == 'black'):
  color_black()


def letter_A():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(75)
  velcro.left(90)                             
  velcro.forward(150)                        

def letter_B():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(80)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(80)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(80)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(95)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(80)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(93)

def letter_C():
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)

def letter_D():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(98)
  velcro.forward(180)
  velcro.right(85)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(96)
  velcro.forward(172)

def letter_E():
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(155)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(155)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(155)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(155)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(125)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)

def letter_F():
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(95)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(125)


def letter_G():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(155)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(155)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(225)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(175)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(80)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(80)


def letter_H():
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(175)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(300)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(125)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(125)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(300)


def letter_I():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(200)

def letter_J():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(95)

def letter_K():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.left(145)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.left(85)
  velcro.forward(150)

def letter_L():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(300)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(200)

def letter_M():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.right(140)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(100)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(140)
  velcro.forward(250)

def letter_N():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(140)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.left(140)
  velcro.forward(200)

def letter_O():
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(250)

def letter_P():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(95)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(95)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(95)

def letter_Q():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(140)
  velcro.forward(50)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(100)

def letter_R():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(115)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(100)
  velcro.left(135)
  velcro.forward(180)

def letter_S():
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)

def letter_T():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(50)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(100)

def letter_U():
  velcro.left(90)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(90)
  velcro.forward(200)

def letter_V():
  velcro.left(115)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(250)
  velcro.left(120)
  velcro.forward(250)

def letter_W():
  velcro.left(270)
  velcro.forward(275)
  velcro.right(140)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(100)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(140)
  velcro.forward(275)

def letter_X():
  velcro.left(140)
  velcro.forward(300)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(270)
  velcro.forward(150)
  velcro.right(180)
  velcro.forward(300)

def letter_Y():
  velcro.left(140)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.right(275)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(180)
  velcro.forward(200)
  velcro.left(45)
  velcro.forward(250)

def letter_Z():
  velcro.forward(225)
  velcro.left(140)
  velcro.forward(300)
  velcro.right(140)
  velcro.forward(225)



velcroLetter = turtle.textinput("Turtle alphabet", "please enter a capital letter from A-Z to draw:")
if (velcroLetter == 'a' or velcroLetter == 'A'):
   letter_A()
elif (velcroLetter == 'b' or velcroLetter == 'B'):
   letter_B()
elif (velcroLetter == 'c' or velcroLetter == 'C'):
   letter_C()
elif (velcroLetter == 'd' or velcroLetter == 'D'):
   letter_D()
elif (velcroLetter == 'e' or velcroLetter == 'E'):
   letter_E()
elif (velcroLetter == 'f' or velcroLetter == 'F'):
   letter_F()
elif (velcroLetter == 'g' or velcroLetter == 'G'):
   letter_G()
elif (velcroLetter == 'h' or velcroLetter == 'H'):
   letter_H()
elif (velcroLetter == 'i' or velcroLetter == 'I'):
   letter_I()
elif (velcroLetter == 'j' or velcroLetter == 'J'):
   letter_J()
elif (velcroLetter == 'k' or velcroLetter == 'K'):
   letter_K()
elif (velcroLetter == 'l' or velcroLetter == 'L'):
   letter_L()
elif (velcroLetter == 'm' or velcroLetter == 'M'):
   letter_M()
elif (velcroLetter == 'n' or velcroLetter == 'N'):
   letter_N()
elif (velcroLetter == 'o' or velcroLetter == 'O'):
   letter_O()
elif (velcroLetter == 'p' or velcroLetter == 'P'):
   letter_P()
elif (velcroLetter == 'q' or velcroLetter == 'Q'):
   letter_Q()
elif (velcroLetter == 'r' or velcroLetter == 'R'):
   letter_R()
elif (velcroLetter == 's' or velcroLetter == 'S'):
   letter_S()
elif (velcroLetter == 't' or velcroLetter == 'T'):
   letter_T()
elif (velcroLetter == 'u' or velcroLetter == 'U'):
   letter_U()
elif (velcroLetter == 'v' or velcroLetter == 'V'):
   letter_V()
elif (velcroLetter == 'w' or velcroLetter == 'W'):
   letter_W()
elif (velcroLetter == 'x' or velcroLetter == 'X'):
   letter_X()
elif (velcroLetter == 'y' or velcroLetter == 'Y'):
   letter_Y()
elif (velcroLetter == 'z' or velcroLetter == 'Z'):
   letter_Z()


turtle.mainloop()
</code></pre>

<p>Maybe it's because you're typing multiple letters at once. Your program then checks if e. g. "ABC" matches "A". Try entering single letters.</p>

python turtle-graphics