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

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Thu May 2 17:54:00 CEST 2013


On May 01, 2013, at 03:11 PM, Ethan Furman 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.

But then, Foo.a.value is good enough.

-Barry



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