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Enum: a clear set of named states

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Enum groups symbolic names with their values. For example, Status = Enum('Status', {'DRAFT': 'draft', 'LIVE': 'live'}) lets code use Status.DRAFT instead of arbitrary free text.

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Enum groups symbolic names with their values. For example, Status = Enum('Status', {'DRAFT': 'draft', 'LIVE': 'live'}) lets code use Status.DRAFT instead of arbitrary free text. [1]

This makes logic easier to read but does not remove the need to validate external input. Distinguish a member’s name, value and serialized representation. These are related forms, not necessarily identical strings.

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  1. [1] enum — Support for enumerations — Python 3.12.15 documentation ↗