add solution week 343 task 1 in python

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+
+def zero_friend(numbers):
+    """ Given a list of numbers, find the number that is closest to zero and
+    return its distance to zero.
+
+    >>> zero_friend([4, 2, -1, 3, -2])
+    1
+    >>> zero_friend([-5, 5, -3, 3, -1, 1])
+    1
+    >>> zero_friend([7, -3, 0, 2, -8])
+    0
+    >>> zero_friend([-2, -5, -1, -8])
+    1
+    >>> zero_friend([-2, 2, -4, 4, -1, 1])
+    1
+    """
+    return min(abs(x) for x in numbers)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod(verbose=True)