Calculating Square root in Python

[Haddood]

I am trying to calculate the square root of subtracting 2 numbers ...

I tried
sqrt (x)
I get error global name sqrt not defined

I tried
math.sqrt
I get error global name math not defined

not sure how to do it  ... help appreciated

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def distance(x,y):
distance= sqrt(x-y)
return str(distance)


[Kalle]

Hi Haddood, I tried following in VC and it works

PY.ExecString   result=({1}{3}{2})**.5

{1} is x
{2} is y
{3} is the computationally sign

here the command group (the math.xml is required in the VC payload folder)

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!--VoxCommando 2.0.0.5-->
<commandGroup open="True" name="math square root" enabled="True" prefix="" priority="0" requiredProcess="" description="">
 <command id="620" name="square root" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
   <action>
     <cmdType>PY.ExecString</cmdType>
     <params>
       <param>result=({1}{3}{2})**.5</param>
     </params>
     <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
   </action>
   <action>
     <cmdType>OSD.ShowText</cmdType>
     <params>
       <param>{LastResult}</param>
     </params>
     <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
   </action>
   <phrase>square root</phrase>
   <phrase>from</phrase>
   <payloadRange>1,5000</payloadRange>
   <payloadFromXML phraseOnly="False" use2partPhrase="False" phraseConnector="by" Phrase2wildcard="anyone" optional="False">payloads\math.xml</payloadFromXML>
   <payloadRange>1,5000</payloadRange>
 </command>
</commandGroup>

The python code will not work with negative numbers!

[jitterjames]

If you want to use math.sqrt(x)

then at the top of your python code you need to write

import math

[jitterjames]

also your distance function does not look right.

try this:

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import math

def distance(x,y):
   temp = x**2 + y**2
   distance= math.sqrt(temp)
   return str(distance)

print distance(5,6)

[Haddood]

Many thanx James ... That did the trick ... My learning curve of python is pretty flat 

Kalle thanks for the feedback, I needed to solve it within python ... I will keep you method for when i need sqrt inside VC