The hardest problem in computer science...

[Ethan Furman]

On 01/10/2017 08:06 AM, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Tuesday, 10 January 2017 15:47:20 UTC, Paul  Moore  wrote:
>> On Saturday, 7 January 2017 19:14:43 UTC, Ethan Furman  wrote:

>>> Ya know, that looks an /awful/ lot like a collection!  Maybe even an Enum?  ;)
>>>
>>> -- 8< -------------------------------------------------------
>>> from aenum import Enum   # note the 'a' before the 'enum'  :)
>>>
>>> class Theme(Enum, init='v vr llc'):
>>>       DEFAULT = "│  ", "├─ ", "└─ "
>>>       BOLD = "┃  ", "┣━ ", "┗━ "
>>>       ASCII = "|  ", "|- ", "+- "
>>>
>>> def draw_tree(tree, theme=Theme.DEFAULT):
>>>       print(theme.v)
>>>       print(theme.vr)
>>>       print(theme.v)
>>>       print(theme.llc)
>>>
>>> draw_tree(None)
>>
>> I noted the "a" before enum :-)
>>
>> Is the implication that this form (a sort of combined namedtuple/enum)
>>  *isn't* possible with the stdlib enum? But rather that it's specific
>>  to your aenum module?

It's possible with the stdlib version, and a built-in convenience with aenum.

>>  I don't see any documentation for the "init"
>>  parameter in either version, so I'm a little puzzled.

It's in the docs for aenum, which you will get with the source download.  I need to figure out how to get them included in the wheels.  :(

>> The capability seems neat, although (as is probably obvious) the way you
>>  declare it seems a little confusing to me.

Yes, it is possible to pass keyword arguments in a class header, although (as far as I know) very few make use of this.

> Anyway, it's a neat feature - I'd not really looked beyond the surface of
>  the new enum module, looks like I missed some good stuff :-)

Lot's of good stuff in the stdlib, but who has time to learn it all?  :(

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~Ethan~