[Python-Dev] mention aenum in the Enum docs?

[Ethan Furman]

On 05/10/2017 05:50 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 10:05:43AM -0700, Ethan Furman wrote:

>> A comment on a recent SO answer [1] wondered why my aenum library wasn't
>> mentioned in the docs to help guide people that needed/wanted more advanced
>> Enum options to it.
>
> I know that the std lib is where good modules go to die :-)
>
> Is the aenum module feature complete? Is it ready to ~~die~~ move to the
> std lib?

No, it is still under active development.

>> Pros:
>> - drop-in replacement for the stdlib Enum
>> - has many advanced features such as
>>    - auto __init__ building
>>    - multi-value members
>>    - duplicate value but non-aliasing members
>>    - etc.
>
> Those three advanced features sound useful. Is there a reason enum
> doesn't support them?

New features go to aenum first for experimentation and bug squashing.  After I'm happy with them, thay /may/ go to the 
standard library.

Even if all the features end up in the stdlib (unlikely), it would still be a useful recommendation as aenum works as 
far back as 2.7, possibly further).

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~Ethan~