distance from one point to array of points

distance_from_array_to_point.py

# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48609781/distance-between-one-point-and-rest-of-the-points-in-an-array/48610147

from scipy.spatial import distance

X = [(35.0456, -85.2672)]
coords = [(35.1174, -89.9711),
          (35.9728, -83.9422),
          (36.1667, -86.7833)]
distance.cdist(X, coords, 'euclidean')
array([[ 4.70444794,  1.6171966 ,  1.88558331]])