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Title: Enum._convert should change __repr__ and/or __str__ to use module name instead of class name
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: Versions: Python 3.9
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Status: open Resolution:
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Assigned To: ethan.furman Nosy List: barry, eli.bendersky, ethan.furman, veky
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2020-03-25 19:48 by ethan.furman, last changed 2020-04-11 03:49 by veky.

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msg365019 - (view) Author: Ethan Furman (ethan.furman) * (Python committer) Date: 2020-03-25 19:48 
Serhiy had the idea of having Enum._convert also modify the __str__ and __repr__ of newly created enumerations to display the module name instead of the enumeration name (https://bugs.python.org/msg325007):

--> socket.AF_UNIX
<AddressFamily.AF_UNIX: 1>   ==>  <socket.AF_UNIX: 1>

--> print(socket.AF_UNIX)
AddressFamily.AF_UNIX        ==>  socket.AF_UNIX

Thoughts?
msg366190 - (view) Author: Vedran Čačić (veky) * Date: 2020-04-11 03:49 
> _in some cases when enum instances are exposed as module globals_

Yes. And repr should be inverse of eval, but it's probably too late for that. :-/
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2020-04-11 03:49:21vekysetnosy: + veky
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2020-03-25 19:48:58ethan.furmancreate