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[python] How do I find the distance between two points? 

dist = sqrt( (x2 - x1)**2 + (y2 - y1)**2 )

As others have pointed out, you can also use the equivalent built-in math.hypot():

dist = math.hypot(x2 - x1, y2 - y1)

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