code: def distancePointToLine(point, line_start, line_end, perpendicular=False):
      
      p1 = line_start
      p2 = line_end
      offset = lineOffsetWithMinimumDistanceToPoint(
          point, line_start, line_end, perpendicular)
      if offset == INVALID_DISTANCE:
          return INVALID_DISTANCE
      if offset == 0:
          return distance(point, p1)
      u = offset / distance(line_start, line_end)
      intersection = (p1[0] + u * (p2[0] - p1[0]), p1[1] + u * (p2[1] - p1[1]))
      return distance(point, intersection)
docs: Return the minimum distance between point and the line (line_start, line_end)