python-scipyHow can I calculate the distance between two points using Python and SciPy?

The distance between two points can be calculated using Python and SciPy with the following code:

from scipy.spatial import distance

point1 = (1, 2)
point2 = (4, 6)

dist = distance.euclidean(point1, point2)

print(dist)

This will output 5.0.

The code uses the following parts:

• from scipy.spatial import distance imports the distance module from SciPy.
• point1 and point2 are tuples containing the coordinates of the two points.
• distance.euclidean(point1, point2) calculates the Euclidean distance between the two points.
• print(dist) prints the distance to the console.

Helpful links

• SciPy Spatial Distance
• Python Tuples

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