[Python-Dev] Enumeration items: type(EnumClass.item) is EnumClass ? (original) (raw)
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Mon Apr 29 22:00:41 CEST 2013
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On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin at gmail.com> wrote:
Would it not be better to avoid using isinstance() for this?
In a recent thread I explained why using isinstance() is important. It's how we check for every other type, and it would be awlward for type-checking frameworks to have to special-case enums. (When we're not using duck typing.)
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