'How to change a negative number to zero in python without using decision structures

I have a program that determines the number of points you get per day, for 5 days from an event.

source code:

total=0

for x in range (5):
    points=int(input('How many points did you get today?'))
    total=total+points

print ('You got {0} points this event'.format(total))

My question is how do I get it to make any number below or equal to zero a 0 without using decision statements (if's, case's, i think while or for loop is not allowed either)

algorithmpython-3.xvalidationnegative-number


Solution 1:[1]

Can you use built-in functions? Because this is normally done using:

max(0, points)

Solution 2:[2]

>>> f=lambda a: (abs(a)+a)/2         
>>> f(a)
0
>>> f(3)
3
>>> f(-3)
0
>>> f(0)
0

Solution 3:[3]

Since I don't see boolean operators as a restriction, you can use:

points * (points>0)

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Solution Source
Solution 1 Lev Levitsky
Solution 2 Marcus
Solution 3 yoavsnake

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