Example on how to set an enum with python

EnumExample.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<dds>
    <types>
      <enum name="COLOR">
        <enumerator name="RED" value="0"/>
        <enumerator name="BLUE" value="1"/>
        <enumerator name="YELLOW" value="2"/>
      </enum>
      <struct name="Foo">
        <member name="id" type="long"/>
        <member name="myColor" type="nonBasic" nonBasicTypeName="COLOR"/>
      </struct>
    </types>

    <domain_library name="MyDomainLibrary">
      <domain name="MyDomain" domain_id="0">
        <register_type name="FooRegistered" type_ref="Foo"/>
        <topic name="MyTopic" register_type_ref="FooRegistered"/>
      </domain>
    </domain_library>

    <domain_participant_library name="MyParticipantLibrary">
      <domain_participant name="MyParticipant" domain_ref="MyDomainLibrary::MyDomain">
        <publisher name="MyPub">
          <data_writer name="MyTopicWriter" topic_ref="MyTopic"/>
        </publisher>
      </domain_participant>
    </domain_participant_library>

</dds>

writer.py

##############################################################################
# Copyright (c) 2005-2015 Real-Time Innovations, Inc. All rights reserved.
# Permission to modify and use for internal purposes granted.
# This software is provided "as is", without warranty, express or implied.
##############################################################################
"""Samples's writer."""

from sys import path as sysPath
from os import path as osPath
from time import sleep
filepath = osPath.dirname(osPath.realpath(__file__))
sysPath.append(filepath + "/../../../")
import rticonnextdds_connector as rti

connector = rti.Connector("MyParticipantLibrary::MyParticipant",
                          filepath + "/EnumExample.xml")
outputDDS = connector.getOutput("MyPub::MyTopicWriter")

COLORS = {"RED":0, "BLUE":1, "YELLOW":2}

for i in range(1, 500):
    outputDDS.instance.setNumber("id", i)
    outputDDS.instance.setNumber("myColor", COLORS["RED"])
    #outputDDS.instance.setNumber("myColor", 0)
    outputDDS.write()
    sleep(2)