[Python-Dev] enum discussion: can someone please summarize open issues? (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Wed May 1 08:01:08 CEST 2013


On Apr 29, 2013, at 11:10 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

Ethan thinks that "Seasons(3)" is a typecast, not an access into a mapping (which would be better expressed by "Seasons[3]"). Ie, the inverse of "int(AUTUMN)".

This is consistent with the "AUTUMN is-a Seasons" position that Ethan and Guido take. It's inconsistent with the "AUTUMN is-a SeasonsVALUE" implementation of Flufl.Enum.

I think this sums it up perfectly. I get that using class definition syntax is what sends people down Ethan's path.

-Barry



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