[Python-Dev] Enum: subclassing? (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Thu May 2 00:22:55 CEST 2013


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:

The reason int is there is because pure Enums should be using plain ints as their value 95% or more of the time, and being able to easily convert to a real int for either database storage, wire transmission, or C functions is a Good Thing.

What would int(x) return if x is an enum whose value is not a plain int?

Why can't you use x.value for this use case?

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