[$] An "enum" for Python 3
Designing an enumeration type (i.e. "enum") for a language may seem like a
straightforward exercise, but the recently "completed" discussions over
Python's PEP 435
show that it has a few wrinkles. The discussion spanned several long
threads in two mailing lists
(python-ideas, python-devel) going back to January in this particular
iteration, but the
idea is far older than that. Subscribers can click below for the full
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