>>>> ShirtSize = Enum('small', 'medium', 'large') >>>> AppleSize = Enum('small', 'large')
Ben> What should be the result of this comparison:: >>>> ShirtSize.small == AppleSize.small False. They are values from different objects. Just make __eq__ map to "is". I think you'll be fine. Ben> Or is it an error to even try comparing them? As someone else pointed out containment tests become difficult with your current formulation. >> Do any python builtins behave that way? How about anything in the >> python standard library? Ben> No to both; I believe this may be a defining property of Ben> enumerations. Am I wrong? I think so. <0.5 wink>. I think you should be able to compare any two objects. I think the complex types give you a little wiggle room on the size comparisons (<, <=, >, >=), but I think == and != really ought to work. Skip -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list