[Python-Dev] enum discussion: can someone please summarize open issues?

[Ethan Furman]

On 04/29/2013 09:30 AM, Larry Hastings wrote:
>
> On 04/29/2013 06:51 AM, Eli Bendersky wrote:
>> flufl.enum disallows this:
>>
>> class Color(Enum):
>>   red = 1
>>   blue = 2
>>   green = 1 # oops!
>>
>> Has it been decided that this is now allowed? If this is indeed the case, then Color(1) is a problem. The options are:

At this point I think the best course is to not allow duplicates directly in the enum definition, but allow them after 
the fact:

--> class Color(Enum):
...     red = 1
...     green = 2
...     blue = 3

--> Color.grene = Color.green  # stupid legacy typo

This gives us both some protection against accidental duplicates, while still allowing them when necessary; also, no 
confusion about which is the canonical name.

Guido?

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~Ethan~