libpysal.cg.get_points_dist¶

libpysal.cg.get_points_dist(pt1, pt2)[source]¶

Returns the distance between a pair of points.

Parameters:¶

pt1 : libpysal.cg.Point¶

A point.

pt2 : libpysal.cg.Point¶

The other point.

Returns:¶

dist – The distance between pt1 and pt2.

Return type:¶

float

Examples

>>> get_points_dist(Point((4, 4)), Point((4, 8)))
4.0

>>> get_points_dist(Point((0, 0)), Point((0, 0)))
0.0