from math import sqrt def squared_distance(vec1, vec2): """returns distance-squared between two x, y point tuples""" return (vec1[0] - vec2[0])**2 + (vec1[1] - vec2[1])**2 def rect_radius_squared(w, h): """Returns the radius^2 of the circle inscribed in a rectangle of w * h""" return (w/2)**2 + (h/2)**2 def point_in_rect(pt, rect): """Returns True if the (x,y) point is within the ((x,y),(w,h)) rectangle.""" px, py = pt tl, wh = rect rx, ry = tl rw, rh = wh rx2 = rx + rw ry2 = ry + rh return all([px >= rx, py >= ry, px <= rx2, py <= ry2])