[Python-ideas] constant/enum type in stdlib

Stefan Behnel stefan_ml at behnel.de
Wed Jan 30 16:25:36 CET 2013


Eli Bendersky, 30.01.2013 06:26:
> enum color:
>   RED, WHITE, BLUE
> 
> Would adding a new "enum" keyword in Python 3.4 *really* meet that much
> resistance? ISTM built-in, standard, enums have been on the wishlist of
> Python developers for a long time.

Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules (or even existing
code!).

Stefan





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