c enum - how to do this in python?

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> From: Klaus Meyer [mailto:km-news1 at onlinehome.de]
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 3:26 PM
> 
> Hi,
> 
> C has enum to define named constant like:
> enum { M0, M1, M2, MCOUNT };
> (MCOUNT gives the number of constants, nice for loops or so)
> 
> How to do this in Python?
>

Do what?

Have a certain number of enumerated constants?

M0 = 0
M1 = 1
M2 = 2
...
MCOUNT = n


Create a list of symbols you can iterate through?

for i in [ M0, M1, M2, ... ]:
   ...


More information on what you want to do with this
can help us wean you from the C style of doing
things in the small, and get on with solving
the big problems. :-)

-gustavo