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# ST_MinimumBoundingRadius (Python)

> Calculate the minimum bounding radius from the centroid of a geometry that will contain it.

Calculate the minimum bounding radius from the centroid of a geometry that will contain it.

SQL reference: [`ST_MinimumBoundingRadius`](/reference/wherobots-db/geometry-data/processing/ST_MinimumBoundingRadius)

## Signature

```python theme={"system"}
from sedona.spark.sql.st_functions import ST_MinimumBoundingRadius

ST_MinimumBoundingRadius(geometry: ColumnOrName) -> Column
```

## Parameters

<ParamField path="geometry" type="ColumnOrName" required>
  Geometry column to generate minimum bounding radii for.
</ParamField>

## Returns

<ResponseField name="return" type="Column">
  Struct column with a center field containing point geometry for the center of geometry and a radius field with a double value for the bounding radius.
</ResponseField>


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