[Python-ideas] adopt an enum type for the standard library?

[Aaron Brady]

> > What I usually do in Python is this:
> >
> > ERROR, OK, ALSO_OK = range(-1, -1 + 3)
> >
> > Start and stop values, as well step sizes other than one, are easily
> > achieved. Skipping values is done like this:
> >
> > ERROR, OK, ALSO_OK, SOMEOTHER, LAST = range(-1, -1 + 3) + range(1000,
> 1000 + 2)

Crazy:

	wheres= Enum()
	wheres.UP
	wheres.DOWN
	wheres.LEFT
	wheres.close()
	print UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT
0 1 2 3

Crazier:
	wheres= Enum()
	while wheres.open:
		with wheres:
			UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT
	print UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT
0 1 2 3