enum

Stdlib — DataPython 3.4+Intermediate

Support for enumerations — named symbolic constants

Quick Info

Documentation
Official Docs
Python Version
3.4+
Dependencies
None — Python Standard Library
Install
Included with Python

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Quick Example

python
from enum import Enum, auto

class Color(Enum):
    RED = auto()
    GREEN = auto()
    BLUE = auto()

print(Color.RED)
print(Color.RED.name)
print(Color.RED.value)
print(list(Color))

The enum module is part of Python's standard library. Support for enumerations — named symbolic constants.

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stdlibdata-structuredatatypeconstant

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