hypotenuse.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
Function which calculates the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle
using two different methods.
Exercise 6.2  Think Python
"""
import math

__author__ = 'Ernest'


def hypotenuse(a, b):
    """
    A function that calculated the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle
    :param a: any number
    :param b: any number
    :return: hypotenuse
    """
    asquared = a**2
    bsquared = b**2
    sumsquared = asquared + bsquared
    # print ('squared values and sum: '), sumsquared
    result = math.sqrt(sumsquared)
    print('The hypotenuse of the right angled triangle is: '), result
    return result


def hypotenusealt(a, b):
    """
    Using the built in function fo the hypotenuse
    :param a:
    :param b:
    :return:
    """
    result2 = math.hypot(a, b)
    print('Here is the result using the built in function: '), result2
    return result2

hypotenuse(3, 4)
hypotenusealt(3, 4)