2 files changed, 46 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
index 01dce7e..369004c 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ def _splitdict(tk, v, cut_minus=True, conv=None):
     return dict
 
 
-class EventType(enum.StrEnum):
+@enum._simple_enum(enum.StrEnum)
+class EventType:
     KeyPress = '2'
     Key = KeyPress
     KeyRelease = '3'
@@ -185,8 +186,6 @@ class EventType(enum.StrEnum):
     Deactivate = '37'
     MouseWheel = '38'
 
-    __str__ = str.__str__
-
 
 class Event:
     """Container for the properties of an event.
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_misc.py b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_misc.py
index f6e5b4d..d4b7cbd 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_misc.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_misc.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 import tkinter
+import enum
 from test import support
 from tkinter.test.support import AbstractTkTest, AbstractDefaultRootTest
 
@@ -261,6 +262,49 @@ class MiscTest(AbstractTkTest, unittest.TestCase):
                          " num=3 delta=-1 focus=True"
                          " x=10 y=20 width=300 height=200>")
 
+    def test_eventtype_enum(self):
+        class CheckedEventType(enum.StrEnum):
+            KeyPress = '2'
+            Key = KeyPress
+            KeyRelease = '3'
+            ButtonPress = '4'
+            Button = ButtonPress
+            ButtonRelease = '5'
+            Motion = '6'
+            Enter = '7'
+            Leave = '8'
+            FocusIn = '9'
+            FocusOut = '10'
+            Keymap = '11'           # undocumented
+            Expose = '12'
+            GraphicsExpose = '13'   # undocumented
+            NoExpose = '14'         # undocumented
+            Visibility = '15'
+            Create = '16'
+            Destroy = '17'
+            Unmap = '18'
+            Map = '19'
+            MapRequest = '20'
+            Reparent = '21'
+            Configure = '22'
+            ConfigureRequest = '23'
+            Gravity = '24'
+            ResizeRequest = '25'
+            Circulate = '26'
+            CirculateRequest = '27'
+            Property = '28'
+            SelectionClear = '29'   # undocumented
+            SelectionRequest = '30' # undocumented
+            Selection = '31'        # undocumented
+            Colormap = '32'
+            ClientMessage = '33'    # undocumented
+            Mapping = '34'          # undocumented
+            VirtualEvent = '35'     # undocumented
+            Activate = '36'
+            Deactivate = '37'
+            MouseWheel = '38'
+        enum._test_simple_enum(CheckedEventType, tkinter.EventType)
+
     def test_getboolean(self):
         for v in 'true', 'yes', 'on', '1', 't', 'y', 1, True:
             self.assertIs(self.root.getboolean(v), True)