[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] peps: Pre-alpha draft for PEP 435 (enum). The name is not important at the moment, as (original) (raw)
Mark Janssen dreamingforward at gmail.com
Sat Feb 23 23:58:34 CET 2013
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On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 7:02 AM, Stefan Krah <stefan at bytereef.org> wrote:
eli.bendersky <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
+Ordered comparisons between enumeration values are not supported. Enums are +not integers!
I agree with your idea, but note you probably shouldn't call them e-num-erations, then.
Hmm. I think this limits interoperation with C libraries and prototyping C code.
Like I say, despite the lack of alignment with C, that this is the right way to go for a high-level language like Python. But I don't think it should be built-into the language.
The bigger question is: what things should be comparable? and this is something that has not been settled. Nor do I believe it can be by the language.
This is where I rather liked the old cmp function, not only was it easier to implement, but I could define a comparison and it was clearer that I was doing so (within the class at least).
Mark
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