from gekko import GEKKO
# define new GEKKO model
m = GEKKO()
# variable
x = m.Var(-0.5)
# calculate y=abs(x) with abs3
y = m.abs3(x)
# solve with APOPT (MINLP solver)
m.solve()
# print solution
print('x: ' + str(x.value))
print('y: ' + str(y.value))