python根据两点的经纬度求距离

在处理GPS数据时，经常会给出两点的距离，来计算两点之间的距离，这个距离大致可看作直线距离，python版本代码如下所示：

from math import radians, cos, sin, asin, sqrt
 
def get_distance(lon1, lat1, lon2, lat2):
    """
    Calculate the great circle distance between two points 
    on the earth (specified in decimal degrees)
    """