[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] peps: Pre-alpha draft for PEP 435 (enum). The name is not important at the moment, as (original) (raw)

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Sat Feb 23 18:04:52 CET 2013


On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:27:50 -0800 Eli Bendersky <eliben at gmail.com> wrote:

> See also http://bugs.python.org/issue16801#msg178542 for another use > case for named values. > > I've seen an awful lot of code that uses global variables or class > attributes primarily to get name validation on constant values, and I > think all of that code would be a prime candidate for using Named Values. > Some of them are also enum-like, but many of them are not. So I'm with > Nick on this one.

Any suggestions for places in the stdlib where enums could come useful will be most welcome

The constants in the os module (os.SEEK_SET, etc.). The constants in the socket module (socket.AF_INET, etc.). And so on :-)

Regards

Antoine.



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