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How would one implement (in Python) something similar to C's "enum" type?

Jan 2nd, 2003 08:18
Python Vagabond, Jay Gaikwad, Michael Chermside, http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/67107

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/67107
Take a look at this recipe by Will Ware in the Python Cookbook.  This 
emulates C's enum datatype.  At the bottom you'll find a second 
approach to the problem.  
BTW, this recipe made it into the hardcopy O'Reilly Python Cookbook.