Title: How to Find an Absolute Value in Python – Real Python
Open Graph Title: How to Find an Absolute Value in Python – Real Python
Description: Learn how to calculate the Python absolute value with abs(), implement the math behind it from scratch, and customize it in your own classes.
Open Graph Description: Learn how to calculate the Python absolute value with abs(), implement the math behind it from scratch, and customize it in your own classes.
Mail addresses
?subject=Python article for you&body=How to Find an Absolute Value in Python on Real Python
https://realpython.com/python-absolute-value/
Opengraph URL: https://realpython.com/python-absolute-value/
X: @realpython
Domain: realpython.com
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "How to Find an Absolute Value in Python",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://files.realpython.com/media/How-to-Find-Absolute-Values-in-Python_Watermarked.8fd4b05b9475.jpg",
"width": 1920,
"height": 1080
},
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://realpython.com/python-absolute-value/",
"lastReviewed": "2025-06-04",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Bartosz Zaczy\u0144ski",
"image": "https://realpython.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1694,height=1694,fit=crop,gravity=auto,format=auto/https://files.realpython.com/media/coders_lab_2109368.259b1599fbee.jpg",
"url": "https://realpython.com/team/bzaczynski/",
"affiliation": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://realpython.com/#organization",
"name": "Real Python",
"url": "https://realpython.com",
"logo": "https://realpython.com/static/real-python-logo-square-512.157ae6bf64ed.png"
}
},
"reviewedBy": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Aldren Santos",
"image": "https://realpython.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=500,height=500,fit=crop,gravity=auto,format=auto/https://files.realpython.com/media/Aldren_Santos_Real_Python.6b0861d8b841.png",
"url": "https://realpython.com/team/asantos/",
"affiliation": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://realpython.com/#organization",
"name": "Real Python",
"url": "https://realpython.com",
"logo": "https://realpython.com/static/real-python-logo-square-512.157ae6bf64ed.png"
}
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Brenda Weleschuk",
"image": "https://realpython.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=320,height=320,fit=crop,gravity=auto,format=auto/https://files.realpython.com/media/IMG_3324_1.50b309355fc1.jpg",
"url": "https://realpython.com/team/bweleschuk/",
"affiliation": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://realpython.com/#organization",
"name": "Real Python",
"url": "https://realpython.com",
"logo": "https://realpython.com/static/real-python-logo-square-512.157ae6bf64ed.png"
}
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Geir Arne Hjelle",
"image": "https://realpython.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=800,fit=crop,gravity=auto,format=auto/https://files.realpython.com/media/gahjelle.470149ee709e.jpg",
"url": "https://realpython.com/team/gahjelle/",
"affiliation": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://realpython.com/#organization",
"name": "Real Python",
"url": "https://realpython.com",
"logo": "https://realpython.com/static/real-python-logo-square-512.157ae6bf64ed.png"
}
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Kate Finegan",
"image": "https://realpython.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=400,height=400,fit=crop,gravity=auto,format=auto/https://files.realpython.com/media/VZxEtUor_400x400.7169c68e3950.jpg",
"url": "https://realpython.com/team/kfinegan/",
"affiliation": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://realpython.com/#organization",
"name": "Real Python",
"url": "https://realpython.com",
"logo": "https://realpython.com/static/real-python-logo-square-512.157ae6bf64ed.png"
}
}
]
},
"datePublished": "2025-06-04T14:00:00+00:00",
"dateModified": "2025-06-04T14:09:22.989997+00:00",
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://realpython.com/#organization",
"name": "Real Python",
"url": "https://realpython.com",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://realpython.com/static/real-python-logo-square-512.157ae6bf64ed.png",
"width": 512,
"height": 512
},
"description": "Real Python is a leading provider of online Python education and one of the largest language-specific online communities for software developers. It publishes high-quality learning resources, such as tutorials, books, and courses to an audience of millions of developers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers each month.",
"slogan": "Become a Python Expert",
"email": "info@realpython.com",
"sameAs": [
"https://github.com/realpython",
"https://www.youtube.com/realpython",
"https://twitter.com/realpython",
"https://x.com/realpython",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/realpython-com/",
"https://www.facebook.com/learnrealpython",
"https://www.instagram.com/realpython",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@realpython.com"
]
},
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Bartosz Zaczy\u0144ski",
"image": "https://realpython.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1694,height=1694,fit=crop,gravity=auto,format=auto/https://files.realpython.com/media/coders_lab_2109368.259b1599fbee.jpg",
"url": "https://realpython.com/team/bzaczynski/",
"affiliation": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://realpython.com/#organization",
"name": "Real Python",
"url": "https://realpython.com",
"logo": "https://realpython.com/static/real-python-logo-square-512.157ae6bf64ed.png"
}
},
"description": "Learn how to calculate the Python absolute value with abs(), implement the math behind it from scratch, and customize it in your own classes.",
"hasPart": {
"@type": "FAQPage",
"mainEntity": [
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "How do you find the absolute value of a number in Python?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "You can find the absolute value of a number in Python by using the built-in abs() function, which returns the magnitude of the number regardless of its sign.
"
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "Can you find the absolute value of a complex number in Python?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Yes, you can find the absolute value of a complex number in Python using the abs() function. This function calculates the magnitude of the complex number as a floating-point value.
"
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "How can you calculate the absolute value of a list of numbers in Python?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "To calculate the absolute value of a list of numbers in Python, you can use a list comprehension or the map() function to apply abs() to each element in the list.
"
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "How do you customize the behavior of abs() for a custom class in Python?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "You customize the behavior of abs() for a custom class by defining the .__abs__() method within the class, which allows you to specify how the absolute value should be calculated for instances of that class.
"
}
}
]
}
}| author | Real Python |
| twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| twitter:image | https://files.realpython.com/media/How-to-Find-Absolute-Values-in-Python_Watermarked.8fd4b05b9475.jpg |
| og:image | https://files.realpython.com/media/How-to-Find-Absolute-Values-in-Python_Watermarked.8fd4b05b9475.jpg |
| twitter:creator | @realpython |
| og:type | article |
Links:
Viewport: width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no, viewport-fit=cover
Robots: max-image-preview:large
