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@@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ Some rules:
4. %-style formatting: `%s` and `%r` call the :class:`Enum` class's
:meth:`__str__` and :meth:`__repr__` respectively; other codes (such as
`%i` or `%h` for IntEnum) treat the enum member as its mixed-in type.
-5. :meth:`str.format` (or :func:`format`) will use the mixed-in
+5. :ref:`Formatted string literals <f-strings>`, :meth:`str.format`,
+ and :func:`format` will use the mixed-in
type's :meth:`__format__`. If the :class:`Enum` class's :func:`str` or
:func:`repr` is desired, use the `!s` or `!r` format codes.
@@ -747,6 +748,15 @@ 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`_