[Python-Dev] PEP 435 -- Adding an Enum type to the Python standard library

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Thu Apr 25 20:48:09 CEST 2013


On Apr 23, 2013, at 01:20 PM, Philip Jenvey wrote:

>Furthermore, you could define methods/fields on enum values, like Java's
>enums.

There's no reason why you couldn't do this now, even with the class
separation.  I've documented the customization protocol, so just add these
methods to the class you set in __value_factory__.

No need to conflate the classes, which I think just adds unnecessary
complexity and confusion.

-Barry


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