Sounds to me really strange that the nested class would become a member. Probably because everything becomes a member unless it's a function (maybe decorated)?
On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 7:47 AM Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > Consider the following Enum definition: > > class Color(Enum): > RED = 1 > GREEN = 2 > BLUE = 3 > @property > def lower(self): > return self.name.lower() > def spam(self): > return "I like %s eggs and spam!" % self.lower > class SomeClass: > pass > > Which of the above Color attributes are enums, and which aren't? > > > . > > > . > > > . > > Answer: > > - RED, GREEN, and BLUE are members > > - lower and spam() are not > > - SomeClass /is/ a member (but not its instances) > > > Question: > > Should `SomeClass` be an enum member? When would it be useful to have > an embedded class in an Enum be an enum member? > > > The only example I have seen so far of nested classes in an Enum is when > folks want to make an Enum of Enums, and the > nested Enum should not itself be an enum member. Since the > counter-example already works I haven't seen any requests > for it. ;) > > So I'm asking the community: What real-world examples can you offer for > either behavior? Cases where nested classes > should be enum members, and cases where nested classes should not be > members. > > Thanks! > > -- > ~Ethan~ > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
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