Python's enum equivalent [duplicate]

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What’s the best way to implement an ‘enum’ in Python?

What is the Python idiom for a list of differently indexed names (like Enum in C/C++ or Java)?

Clarification: I want a property of a value to be set to a restricted range, such as card suites Heart, Club, Spade, Diamond. I could represent it with an int in range 0..3, but it would allow out of range input (like 15).

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James
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2010-07-14 17:42:22 +00:00
Commented Jul 14, 2010 at 17:42 — James
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Jordan
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2010-07-14 17:42:47 +00:00
Commented Jul 14, 2010 at 17:42 — Jordan
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snakile · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-14 17:45:00Z

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class Suite(object): pass

class Heart(Suite): pass
class Club(Suite): pass

etc.

A class in python is an object. So you can write

x=Heart

etc.

answered Jul 14, 2010 at 17:45

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:30:12Z

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here is very same popular question on stackoverflow

Edit:

class Suite(set):
    def __getattr__(self, name):
        if name in self:
            return name
        raise AttributeError

s1 = Suite(['Heart', 'Club', 'Spade', 'Diamond'])
s1.Heart

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:30

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