code: def distance(a, b, **kwargs):
      """Computes the Cartesian distance between two geometries.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      a, b : Geometry or array_like
      **kwargs
          See :ref:`NumPy ufunc docs <ufuncs.kwargs>` for other keyword arguments.
  
      Examples
      --------
      >>> from shapely import LineString, Point, Polygon
      >>> point = Point(0, 0)
      >>> distance(Point(10, 0), point)
      10.0
      >>> distance(LineString([(1, 1), (1, -1)]), point)
      1.0
      >>> distance(Polygon([(3, 0), (5, 0), (5, 5), (3, 5), (3, 0)]), point)
      3.0
      >>> distance(Point(), point)
      nan
      >>> distance(None, point)
      nan
      """
      return lib.distance(a, b, **kwargs)
  
file_path: shapely/shapely/measurement.py
imports: import warnings
  import numpy
  from shapely import lib
  from shapely.decorators import multithreading_enabled
label_desc: Use image node_id 2 for calling a global function with example usage: distance(a, b) and returns: lib