There is also a vectorized implementation, which allows to use 4 numpy arrays instead of scalar values for coordinates:
def distance(s_lat, s_lng, e_lat, e_lng):
# approximate radius of earth in km
R = 6373.0
s_lat = s_lat*np.pi/180.0
s_lng = np.deg2rad(s_lng)
e_lat = np.deg2rad(e_lat)
e_lng = np.deg2rad(e_lng)
d = np.sin((e_lat - s_lat)/2)**2 + np.cos(s_lat)*np.cos(e_lat) * np.sin((e_lng - s_lng)/2)**2
return 2 * R * np.arcsin(np.sqrt(d))