A terrible way to calculate the absolute value of a number in Python.

abs.py

# A terrible way to calculate the absolute value of any integer with no reliance on complex computer math!
# Do not do this.

# Usage:
# >>> abs(10)
# 10
# >>> abs(-10)
# 10
# >>> abs(10.2)
# 10.2
# >>> abs(-10.2)
# 10.2

def abs(x):
    if isinstance(x, int) and (x_s := str(x)).startswith('-'):
      return int(x_s[1:])
    elif isinstance(x, float) and (x_s := str(x)).startswith('-'):
      return float(x_s[1:])
    else:
      return x