(obj)
return length
Computes the approximate length of the parametric curve.

    Uses the following equation to compute the approximate length:

    .. math::

        \\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} \\sqrt{P_{i + 1}^2-P_{i}^2}

    where :math:`n` is number of evaluated curve points and :math:`P` is the n-dimensional point.

    :param obj: input curve
    :type obj: abstract.Curve
    :return: length
    :rtype: float
Computes the approximate length of the parametric curve.
Computes the approximate length of the parametric curve .
def length_curve(obj):
    """ Computes the approximate length of the parametric curve.

    Uses the following equation to compute the approximate length:

    .. math::

        \\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} \\sqrt{P_{i + 1}^2-P_{i}^2}

    where :math:`n` is number of evaluated curve points and :math:`P` is the n-dimensional point.

    :param obj: input curve
    :type obj: abstract.Curve
    :return: length
    :rtype: float
    """
    if not isinstance(obj, abstract.Curve):
        raise GeomdlException("Input shape must be an instance of abstract.Curve class")

    length = 0.0
    evalpts = obj.evalpts
    num_evalpts = len(obj.evalpts)
    for idx in range(num_evalpts - 1):
        length += linalg.point_distance(evalpts[idx], evalpts[idx + 1])
    return length
def length_curve ( obj ) : if not isinstance ( obj , abstract . Curve ) : raise GeomdlException ( "Input shape must be an instance of abstract.Curve class" ) length = 0.0 evalpts = obj . evalpts num_evalpts = len ( obj . evalpts ) for idx in range ( num_evalpts - 1 ) : length += linalg . point_distance ( evalpts [ idx ] , evalpts [ idx + 1 ] ) return length