Python Math: Compute Euclidean distance

Last update on April 02 2025 12:29:29 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

79. Euclidean Distance Calculator

Write a Python program to compute Euclidean distances.

Note: In mathematics, the Euclidean distance or Euclidean metric is the "ordinary" (i.e. straight-line) distance between two points in Euclidean space. With this distance, Euclidean space becomes a metric space. The associated norm is called the Euclidean norm.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import math
# Example points in 3-dimensional space...
x = (5, 6, 7)
y = (8, 9, 9)
distance = math.sqrt(sum([(a - b) ** 2 for a, b in zip(x, y)]))
print("Euclidean distance from x to y: ",distance)

Sample Output:

Euclidean distance from x to y:  4.69041575982343 

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to compute the Euclidean distance between two 2D points provided as tuples and print the result.
• Write a Python function that takes two points as input, calculates their Euclidean distance using the distance formula, and returns the result rounded to 5 decimals.
• Write a Python script to compute and print the Euclidean distance for a set of point pairs read from a file.
• Write a Python program to compare the Euclidean distance calculated manually with that computed by numpy.linalg.norm for given coordinate pairs.

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