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

[Larry Hastings]

On 04/30/2013 11:29 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 04/30/2013 11:18 PM, Barry Warsaw wrote:
>> On Apr 28, 2013, at 11:50 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
>>
>>> But as soon as:
>>>
>>>    type(Color.red) is Color          # True
>>>    type(MoreColor.red) is MoreColor  # True
>>>
>>> then:
>>>
>>>     Color.red is MoreColor.red  # must be False, no?
>>>
>>>
>>> If that last statement can still be True, I'd love it if someone 
>>> showed me
>>> how.
>>
>> class Foo:
>>      a = object()
>>      b = object()
>>
>> class Bar(Foo):
>>      c = object()
>>
>>>>> Foo.a is Bar.a
>> True
>
> Wow.  I think I'm blushing from embarrassment.
>
> Thank you for answering my question, Barry.

Wait, what?  I don't see how Barry's code answers your question.  In his 
example, type(a) == type(b) == type(c) == object.  You were asking "how 
can Color.red and MoreColor.red be the same object if they are of 
different types?"

p.s. They can't.


//arry/
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