On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:19:29 -0400, Davis Silverman <sinistersn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the reason they are not supporting __lt__, __gt__,etc. is because > ints are optional values for enums, therefore it wouldnt be a good idea to > compare enums of different types in that way. > > example: > > >>>class MyEnum(Enum): > >>> fir = 1 > >>> sec = 2 > >>> thir = "THIRD!" > > and doing > > >>> MyEnum.fir >= MyEnum.thir > would give unexpected results, therefore not making it a great idea
That's why I included the bit about iterating the values. The ordering *is* defined. I find it much more surprising for that ordering to be inaccessible via the comparison operators. I think either the iteration order should be undefined (like a set or dict), or the comparison operations should work. I'd prefer the latter, because of the use case I outlined. --David _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
