New feature: Run if main

distance_calculator.py

@@ -9,64 +9,71 @@
 
 # Importing module(s)
 import math
+# Calculate distance
+def calculate_distance(startX, startY, endX, endY):
+    return math.sqrt(math.pow(startX - endX, 2) + math.pow(startY - endY, 2))
 
 # Main loop
-while True:
-    print("Welcome to the distance calculator v1.0.1!")
-    use_program=input("Do you want to calculate the distance between two points? (yes/no): ")
-    if use_program.lower() == "yes":
-        pass
-    elif use_program.lower() == "no":
-        print("Thank you for using the distance calculator!")
-        quit()
-    else:
-        print("Invalid input! Please enter 'yes' or 'no'.")
-        continue    
-
-    # Input validation for startX, startY, endX, endY
-
-    # startX
+def main():
     while True:
-        startX = input("Enter starting x-coordinate: ")
-        if not startX.isnumeric():
-            print("Error! Input has to be a number!")
-            continue
+        print("Welcome to the distance calculator v1.0.1!")
+        use_program=input("Do you want to calculate the distance between two points? (yes/no): ")
+        if use_program.lower() == "yes":
+            pass
+        elif use_program.lower() == "no":
+            print("Thank you for using the distance calculator!")
+            quit()
         else:
-            break
+            print("Invalid input! Please enter 'yes' or 'no'.")
+            continue    
 
-    # startY
-    while True:
-        startY = input("Enter starting y-coordinate: ")
-        if not startY.isnumeric():
-            print("Error! Input has to be a number!")
-            continue
-        else:
-            break
-
-    # endX
-    while True:
-        endX = input("Enter ending x-coordinate: ")
-        if not endX.isnumeric():
-            print("Error! Input has to be a number!")
-            continue
-        else:
-            break
-
-    # endY    
-    while True:
-        endY = input("Enter ending y-coordinate: ")
-        if not endY.isnumeric():
-            print("Error! Input has to be a number!")
-            continue
-        else:
-            break
-
-    # Converting the values to floats
-    startX = float(startX)
-    startY = float(startY)
-    endX = float(endX)
-    endY = float(endY)
+        # Input validation for startX, startY, endX, endY
+
+        # startX
+        while True:
+            startX = input("Enter starting x-coordinate: ")
+            if not startX.isnumeric():
+                print("Error! Input has to be a number!")
+                continue
+            else:
+                break
+
+        # startY
+        while True:
+            startY = input("Enter starting y-coordinate: ")
+            if not startY.isnumeric():
+                print("Error! Input has to be a number!")
+                continue
+            else:
+                break
+
+        # endX
+        while True:
+            endX = input("Enter ending x-coordinate: ")
+            if not endX.isnumeric():
+                print("Error! Input has to be a number!")
+                continue
+            else:
+                break
+
+        # endY    
+        while True:
+            endY = input("Enter ending y-coordinate: ")
+            if not endY.isnumeric():
+                print("Error! Input has to be a number!")
+                continue
+            else:
+                break
+
+        # Converting the values to floats
+        startX = float(startX)
+        startY = float(startY)
+        endX = float(endX)
+        endY = float(endY)
+
+        # The calculation
+        distance = calculate_distance(startX, startY, endX, endY)
+        print(f"The distance between ({startX}, {startY}) and ({endX}, {endY}) is {distance} units.")
 
-    # The calculation
-    distance = math.sqrt(math.pow(startX - endX, 2) + math.pow(startY - endY, 2))
-    print(f"The distance between ({startX}, {startY}) and ({endX}, {endY}) is {distance} units.")
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()