bellman_ford_path_length

bellman_ford_path_length(G, source, target, weight='weight')[source]

Returns the shortest path length from source to target in a weighted graph.

Parameters:
  • G (NetworkX graph)
  • source (node label) – starting node for path
  • target (node label) – ending node for path
  • weight (string, optional (default=’weight’)) – Edge data key corresponding to the edge weight
Returns:

length – Shortest path length.

Return type:

number

Raises:

NetworkXNoPath – If no path exists between source and target.

Examples

>>> G=nx.path_graph(5)
>>> print(nx.bellman_ford_path_length(G,0,4))
4

Notes

Edge weight attributes must be numerical. Distances are calculated as sums of weighted edges traversed.