Set turtle graphics inside runCode to avoid null.firstChild

src/components/Editor/Runners/PythonRunner/SkulptRunner/SkulptRunner.jsx

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { SettingsContext } from "../../../../../utils/settings";
 import RunnerControls from "../../../../RunButton/RunnerControls";
 import { MOBILE_MEDIA_QUERY } from "../../../../../utils/mediaQueryBreakpoints";
 import { getPythonImports } from "../../../../../utils/getPythonImports";
+import { configureTurtleGraphics } from "../../../../../utils/configureTurtleGraphics";
 
 const externalLibraries = {
   "./pygal/__init__.js": {
@@ -409,6 +410,18 @@ const SkulptRunner = ({ active, outputPanels = ["text", "visual"] }) => {
     }
     dispatch(setSenseHatEnabled(false));
 
+    // runCode runs from the current runner's useEffect before VisualOutputPane’s useEffect
+    // so Sk.TurtleGraphics.target / assets are set here so they exist before import
+    const host = document.querySelector("editor-wc");
+    const turtleOutputElement =
+      host?.shadowRoot?.getElementById("turtleOutput") ||
+      document.getElementById("turtleOutput");
+
+    configureTurtleGraphics({
+      targetEl: turtleOutputElement,
+      projectImages: project.image_list || [],
+    });
+
     var prog = mainComponent?.content || "";
 
     if (prog.includes(`# ${t("input.comment.py5")}`)) {

src/components/Editor/Runners/PythonRunner/SkulptRunner/SkulptRunner.test.js

@@ -1329,3 +1329,59 @@ describe("When not active and a code run has been triggered", () => {
     expect(Sk.misceval.asyncToPromise).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+describe("Turtle graphics is wired before Skulpt import", () => {
+  const asyncToPromise = Sk.misceval.asyncToPromise;
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    Sk.misceval.asyncToPromise = asyncToPromise;
+  });
+
+  test("sets Sk.TurtleGraphics.target and assets before asyncToPromise runs", () => {
+    Sk.misceval.asyncToPromise = jest.fn((_computeFn) => {
+      const turtleElement = document.getElementById("turtleOutput");
+      expect(turtleElement).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(Sk.TurtleGraphics.target).toBe(turtleElement);
+      expect(Sk.TurtleGraphics.assets["pic.png"]).toBe(
+        "https://example.com/img.png",
+      );
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    const middlewares = [];
+    const mockStore = configureStore(middlewares);
+    const initialState = {
+      editor: {
+        project: {
+          components: [
+            {
+              name: "main",
+              extension: "py",
+              content: "print('hello')",
+            },
+          ],
+          image_list: [
+            {
+              name: "pic",
+              extension: "png",
+              url: "https://example.com/img.png",
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        codeRunTriggered: true,
+        isEmbedded: false,
+      },
+      auth: {
+        user,
+      },
+    };
+    const store = mockStore(initialState);
+    render(
+      <Provider store={store}>
+        <SkulptRunner active={true} />
+      </Provider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(Sk.misceval.asyncToPromise).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

src/components/Editor/Runners/PythonRunner/VisualOutputPane.jsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import Sk from "skulpt";
 import AstroPiModel from "../../../AstroPiModel/AstroPiModel";
 import { codeRunHandled, setError } from "../../../../redux/EditorSlice";
+import { configureTurtleGraphics } from "../../../../utils/configureTurtleGraphics";
 
 const VisualOutputPane = () => {
   const codeRunTriggered = useSelector(
@@ -43,14 +44,10 @@ const VisualOutputPane = () => {
 
       (Sk.pygal || (Sk.pygal = {})).outputCanvas = pygalOutput.current;
 
-      (Sk.TurtleGraphics || (Sk.TurtleGraphics = {})).target =
-        turtleOutput.current;
-      Sk.TurtleGraphics.assets = Object.assign(
-        {},
-        ...projectImages.map((image) => ({
-          [`${image.name}.${image.extension}`]: image.url,
-        })),
-      );
+      configureTurtleGraphics({
+        targetEl: turtleOutput.current,
+        projectImages,
+      });
     }
   }, [codeRunTriggered, projectImages]);
 

src/utils/configureTurtleGraphics.js

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import Sk from "skulpt";
+
+/**
+ * Wires Skulpt turtle to a DOM container and project image URLs for stamps.
+ * Asset keys follow `${name}.${extension}` → url (Skulpt turtle convention).
+ */
+export function configureTurtleGraphics({ targetEl, projectImages = [] }) {
+  if (!targetEl) {
+    return;
+  }
+  (Sk.TurtleGraphics || (Sk.TurtleGraphics = {})).target = targetEl;
+  Sk.TurtleGraphics.assets = Object.assign(
+    {},
+    ...projectImages.map((image) => ({
+      [`${image.name}.${image.extension}`]: image.url,
+    })),
+  );
+}

src/utils/configureTurtleGraphics.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import Sk from "skulpt";
+import { configureTurtleGraphics } from "./configureTurtleGraphics";
+
+describe("configureTurtleGraphics", () => {
+  test("sets Sk.TurtleGraphics target and assets map from project images", () => {
+    const el = document.createElement("div");
+    configureTurtleGraphics({
+      targetEl: el,
+      projectImages: [
+        { name: "a", extension: "png", url: "https://x.test/a.png" },
+        { name: "b", extension: "gif", url: "https://x.test/b.gif" },
+      ],
+    });
+    expect(Sk.TurtleGraphics.target).toBe(el);
+    expect(Sk.TurtleGraphics.assets["a.png"]).toBe("https://x.test/a.png");
+    expect(Sk.TurtleGraphics.assets["b.gif"]).toBe("https://x.test/b.gif");
+  });
+
+  test("no-ops when targetEl is null", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      configureTurtleGraphics({ targetEl: null, projectImages: [] }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});