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Version 1:

#find the minimum absolute value of a list

data = [6, 1, -10, -7, 0, 6, -9, 7, 1, -2]

lowest = 1e100 #set to a very big number (a "googol": 1x10^100)

#iterate through the data
for d in data:
    #if it's positive and less than the lowest so far
    if d >= 0 and d < lowest: 
        #replace the lowest so far with the current value
        lowest = d 
    if d < 0:#if less than zero
        #negate 
        d = -d
        if d < lowest:
            lowest = d
            
print(lowest)

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Version 2:

#find the minimum absolute value of a list

data = [6, 1, -10, -7, 0, 6, -9, 7, 1, -2]

lowest = 1e100 #set to a very big number (a "googol": 1x10^100)

#iterate through the data
for d in data:
    if d < 0:#if less than zero
        #negate 
        d = -d
        if d < lowest:
            lowest = d
        #if it's positive and less than the lowest so far
    elif d < lowest: 
        #replace the lowest so far with the current value
        lowest = d 
            
print(lowest)

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