[Python-Dev] constant/enum type in stdlib

[Barry Warsaw]

On Nov 23, 2010, at 12:57 PM, Fred Drake wrote:

>>From a backward-compatibility perspective, what makes sense depends on
>whether they're used to implement existing constants (socket.AF_INET,
>etc.) or if they reserved for new features only.

As is usually the case, there's little reason to change existing working code.
Enums can be used whenever a module or API is updated.

-Barry
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