[Python-ideas] adopt an enum type for the standard library?

[wrobell]

On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 04:36:26PM +0200, Tal Einat wrote:
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> What I usually do in Python is this:
> 
> ERROR, OK, ALSO_OK = range(-1, -1 + 3)
> 
> Start and stop values, as well step sizes other than one, are easily
> achieved. Skipping values is done like this:
> 
> ERROR, OK, ALSO_OK, SOMEOTHER, LAST = range(-1, -1 + 3) + range(1000, 1000 + 2)

are you able to decode that at 4am? :)

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regards,

    wrobell <wrobell at pld-linux.org>