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authorEthan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>2016-01-15 23:03:12 (GMT)
committerEthan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>2016-01-15 23:03:12 (GMT)
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@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ members are not integers (but see `IntEnum`_ below)::
>>> Color.red < Color.blue
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
- TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'Color' and 'Color'
+ TypeError: unorderable types: Color() < Color()
Equality comparisons are defined though::
@@ -747,6 +747,15 @@ besides the :class:`Enum` member you looking for::
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
+Boolean evaluation: Enum classes that are mixed with non-Enum types (such as
+:class:`int`, :class:`str`, etc.) are evaluated according to the mixed-in
+type's rules; otherwise, all members evaluate as ``True``. To make your own
+Enum's boolean evaluation depend on the member's value add the following to
+your class::
+
+ def __bool__(self):
+ return bool(self._value_)
+
The :attr:`__members__` attribute is only available on the class.
If you give your :class:`Enum` subclass extra methods, like the `Planet`_