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Subject: Re: Enum vs OrderedEnum
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On Aug 6, 2013 5:15 PM, "Ethan Furman" <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
>
> Use the .value attribute instead.  You could also substitute self for
Environment.

It feels more natural and readable to compare the enum instances rather
than their value attributes. If I am ordering the values then that seems to
imply that the enumeration itself is ordered. So I guess my question is
better stated: is there a better way to do this that doesn't involve
ordered comparisons at all?

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<p dir=3D"ltr"><br>
On Aug 6, 2013 5:15 PM, &quot;Ethan Furman&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:etha=
n@stoneleaf.us">ethan@stoneleaf.us</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Use the .value attribute instead. =A0You could also substitute self fo=
r Environment.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">It feels more natural and readable to compare the enum insta=
nces rather than their value attributes. If I am ordering the values then t=
hat seems to imply that the enumeration itself is ordered. So I guess my qu=
estion is better stated: is there a better way to do this that doesn&#39;t =
involve ordered comparisons at all?</p>


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