Class 2 - Find the Torsional Angle

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    import math
    class Points(object):
        def __init__(self, x, y, z):
            self.x=x
            self.y=y
            self.z=z
    
        def __sub__(self, no):
            return  Points((self.x-no.x),(self.y-no.y),(self.z-no.z))
    
        def dot(self, no):
            return (self.x*no.x)+(self.y*no.y)+(self.z*no.z)
    
        def cross(self, no):
            return Points((self.y*no.z-self.z*no.y),(self.z*no.x-self.x*no.z),(self.x*no.y-self.y*no.x))
            
        def absolute(self):
            return pow((self.x ** 2 + self.y ** 2 + self.z ** 2), 0.5)
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        points = list()
        for i in range(4):
            a = list(map(float, input().split()))
            points.append(a)
    
        a, b, c, d = Points(*points[0]), Points(*points[1]), Points(*points[2]), Points(*points[3])
        x = (b - a).cross(c - b)
        y = (c - b).cross(d - c)
        angle = math.acos(x.dot(y) / (x.absolute() * y.absolute()))
    
        print("%.2f" % math.degrees(angle))