Different kinds of Python enums

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Enums

Different kinds of Python enums.

override_auto.py

"""Makes the Enum return its keys as its values."""

from enum import Enum, auto, unique


@unique
class C(Enum):
    @staticmethod
    def _generate_next_value_(name, *_):
        return name

    T1 = auto()
    T2 = auto()
    T3 = auto()


print(C.T1)

override_both.py

"""This does both."""

from enum import Enum, auto, unique


@unique
class C(Enum):
    @staticmethod
    def _generate_next_value_(name, *_):
        return name

    T1 = auto()
    T2 = auto()
    T3 = auto()

    def __get__(self, *_):
        return self.name


print(C.T1)

override_getter.py

"""Makes the Enum return the name of the key when called, eg: `C.T1` yields `"T1`."""

from enum import Enum, auto, unique


@unique
class C(Enum):
    T1 = auto()
    T2 = auto()
    T3 = auto()

    def __get__(self, *_):
        return self.name


print(C.T1)