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On 04/25/2013 09:34 AM, Eli Bendersky wrote:

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us ethan@stoneleaf.us>> wrote:

� � On 04/25/2013 06:03 AM, Eli Bendersky wrote:


� � � � The \_\_call\_\_ syntax has been repurposed for the convenience API:

� � � � --> Animals = Enum('Animals', 'ant bee cat dog')
� � � � --> Animals

� � � �
� � � � --> Animals.ant
� � � �
� � � � --> Animals.ant.value

� � � � 1

� � � � The aforementioned deprecated syntax refers to \_\_call\_\_ with a single arguments (the convenience API by definition
� � � � requires more than one).


� � I don't understand why having Enum() be the convenience function rules out \`Animals(1)\` from returning \`Animals.ant\`.


Because we already have a way to do that: Animals\[1\]. Why do you need two slightly different ways to do the same?
Moreover, why do you want to make Animals.\_\_call\_\_ behave very differently based only on the number of args? This seems
to be un-pythonic in multiple ways.

I think we're talking past each other (or I'm not awake yet ;).

Animals is a class. �Giving Animals a parameter (such as 1 or 'ant') should return the instance that matches. �This is how classes work.

I don't understand your assertion that there is another way to call Animals... do you mean something like:

\--> MoreAnimals = Animals('MoreAnimals', 'bird worm insect')