diff -r 12502327d2c0 Lib/http/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/http/__init__.py	Tue Feb 16 13:27:45 2016 +1100
+++ b/Lib/http/__init__.py	Wed Feb 17 22:26:45 2016 -0800
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
-from enum import IntEnum
+import enum
 
 __all__ = ['HTTPStatus']
 
-class HTTPStatus(IntEnum):
+class HTTPMethod(enum.Enum):
+    """HTTP methods
+
+    Constants for methods defined in RFC 7231.
+    """
+    OPTIONS = 'OPTION'
+    GET = 'GET'
+    HEAD = 'HEAD'
+    POST = 'POST'
+    PUT = 'PUT'
+    DELETE = 'DELETE'
+    TRACE = 'TRACE'
+    CONNECT = 'CONNECT'
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+class HTTPStatus(enum.IntEnum):
     """HTTP status codes and reason phrases
 
     Status codes from the following RFCs are all observed: