dictances/intersection_nth_variation.py
"""Return the nth power distance beetween the insersection of a and b."""
from typing import Dict
def _even_nth(a_val: float, b_val: float)->float:
return a_val - b_val
def _odd_nth(a_val: float, b_val: float)->float:
return abs(a_val - b_val)
def intersection_nth_variation(a: Dict, b: Dict, exp: float=2, overlap: bool=False)->float:
"""Return the nth power distance beetween the insersection of a and b."""
total = 0
n = 0
bget = b.__getitem__
if exp % 2 == 0:
nth = _even_nth
else:
nth = _odd_nth
for k, a_val in a.items():
try:
total += nth(a_val, bget(k))**exp
n += 1
except KeyError:
pass
result = total
if overlap:
return result, n
return result