Hi, I noticed that when trying to convert with the int() function a
complex number the exception error says "use int(abs(z))". I think that
insted it should say "use int(z.real)" because if I want to convert
1j**2 to int using the abs method, the result is 1 positive, when it
should be -1. With my method it works fine.

That no unambiguous conversion between complex and int is defined is
exactly the reason for this error message.  You could want the absolute
value, the real part, the imaginary part, or even the polar angle...

int(abs(z)) works as intended, giving you the absolute value of the
complex number, which is 1 for 1j**2.

I always found the "use int(abs(z))" part of that message odd,
as well.  As Georg points out, there are many possible ways that
one might want to convert complex to int;  it seems strange to
give advice for one particular one when that may well not match
what the user wanted.

I'd suggest just dropping the "use int(abs(z))" from the error message.
I think it's more likely to be confusing than helpful.

The same applies to float(complex).

Removed "; use int(abs(z))" from the error message (and the
corresponding pieces from the error messages for long(z)
and float(z)) in r72718, r72719, r72720, r72722.

(Georg agreed to this change in a brief discussion on IRC.)