Ethan Furman added the comment: One possible downside to the `classattribute` route is that we have a descriptor whose only purpose is to shield the item from becoming a member; the up-side is that it's simple to implement.
Another possibility is `skip`: class skip: """ Protects item from becaming an Enum member during class creation. """ def __init__(self, value): self.value = value def __get__(self, instance, ownerclass=None): return self.value The advantage is that it is replaced by the metaclass with the stored value, so we have no extraneous descriptor after the Enum is created; the downside is that it requires change in the metaclass to do the right thing. Thoughts? ---------- stage: -> needs patch type: behavior -> enhancement _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue26266> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com