Create euclidean_distance.py

maths/euclidean_distance.py

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+from typing import List, Tuple, Union
+
+import numpy as np
+
+Vector = Union[List[float], List[int], Tuple[float], Tuple[int], np.ndarray]
+VectorOut = Union[np.float64, int, float]
+
+
+def euclidean_distance(vector_1: Vector, vector_2: Vector) -> VectorOut:
+    """
+    Calculate the distance between the two endpoints of two vectors.
+    A vector is defined as a list, tuple, or numpy 1D array.
+    2.8284271247461903
+    >>> euclidean_distance(np.array([0, 0, 0]), np.array([2, 2, 2]))
+    3.4641016151377544
+    >>> euclidean_distance(np.array([1, 2, 3, 4]), np.array([5, 6, 7, 8]))
+    8.0
+    >>> euclidean_distance([1, 2, 3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8])
+    8.0
+    """
+    return np.sqrt(np.sum((np.asarray(vector_1) - np.asarray(vector_2)) ** 2))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    point = np.array([2, 2])
+    point_2 = np.array([0, 0])
+    print(euclidean_distance(point, point_2))