[Python-Dev] PEP 435 -- Adding an Enum type to the Python standard library

[Ethan Furman]

On 04/27/2013 04:17 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 04/27/2013 04:07 PM, Philip Jenvey wrote:
>>
>> class Planet(Enum, values='MERCURY VENUS EARTH'):
>>      """Planets of the Solar System"""
>
> I must be too, 'cause I really like that suggestion.  Works easily, simple metaclass (or simple addition to current
> metaclass).
>
> Very nice.

Having said that, what does it look like for a longer enum?

class Planet(
              Enum,
              names='''
                    MERCURY
                    VENUS
                    EARTH
                    MARS
                    SATURN
                    JUPITER
                    URANUS
                    PLUTO
                    ''',
               ):
     '''Planets of the Solar System'''

Not sure I like that.  Ah well.

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~Ethan~