I would code it as two different methods just like in standard method factory pattern description.
https://www.oodesign.com/factory-method-pattern.html
class Foo(object):
__metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
@abc.abstractmethod
@some_decorator
def my_method(self, x):
self.child_method()
class SubFoo(Foo):
def child_method(self, x):
print x