CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

python shortest distance between two points

points = [(1,5), (5,8), (8,1), (9,5)]

def euclideanDistance(coordinate1, coordinate2):
    return pow(pow(coordinate1[0] - coordinate2[0], 2) + pow(coordinate1[1] - coordinate2[1], 2), .5)

distances = []
for i in range(len(points)-1):
    for j in range(i+1, len(points)):
        distances += [euclideanDistance(points[i],points[j])]
print min(distances)