def distance_calculator(start, end_list):
    """Accepts start (tuple of x,y) and end_list (list of tuples of (x,y)).  Returns list of tuples (x,y, distance to start)"""
    return_list = []
    for end_spot in end_list:
        distance = ((end_spot[0] - start[0])**2 +
                    (end_spot[1] - start[1])**2)**0.5
        return_list.append((end_spot[0], end_spot[1], distance))
    return return_list