positive number in python code example

Example 1: python convert any number in positive

a = abs(-1)
return a

#returns 1

Example 2: how to make a program that identifies positives and negatives in python

number = float(input(" Please Enter any Numeric Value : "))

if(number > 0):
    print("{0} is a Positive Number".format(number))
elif(number < 0):
    print("{0} is a Negative Number".format(number))
else:
    print("You have entered Zero")