[Python-ideas] another enum implementation

[Ethan Furman]

On 02/12/2013 10:18 PM, Senthil Kumaran wrote:
> Two comments.
>
> 1. When it is fully generalized, is type is the way to to specify the
> type of enums? Or there will be helper functions or classes that can
> specify the type of enum one desires.

Creating enums with the class method is so easy I don't see myself 
spending time on helper functions.

I'll have to think some more about using

     type = 'unique'
vs.
     class Geometry(UniqueEnum)

although I feel myself leaning towards the UniqueEnum style.


> 2. Personally, I have resorted to using namedtuples for enum like
> behavior. How would this class benefit me? Any edification would be
> helpful.

namedtuples are designed to have many instances with different values in 
the same slots; the Enum class is a singleton, and its instances are the 
values.

The Enum class' instances are derived from either int or str, so they 
can be an easy drop-in replacement to API's that currently expect ints 
or strs.

Better repr()'s.  :)

--
~Ethan~

P.S.
Definitely read the other thread, and no worries.