12.8. Enum Use Cases¶
12.8.1. SetUp¶
>>> from enum import Enum, IntEnum, StrEnum, auto
12.8.2. Use Case - 0x03¶
Issue Status
>>> class IssueStatus(Enum):
... TODO = 'todo'
... IN_PROGRESS = 'in-progress'
... IN_REVIEW = 'in-review'
... IN_TEST = 'in-test'
... DONE = 'done'
... REJECTED = 'rejected'
12.8.3. Use Case - 0x05¶
>>> Point = tuple[int,int]
>>>
>>> class Color(Enum):
... RED = '#FF0000'
... GREEN = '#00FF00'
... BLUE = '#0000FF'
>>> def draw_line(A: Point, B: Point, color: Color):
... if type(color) is not Color:
... possible = [str(c) for c in Color]
... raise TypeError(f'Invalid color, possible choices: {possible}')
... print(f'Drawing line from {A} to {B} with color {color.value}')
>>> draw_line(A=(0,0), B=(3,5), color=Color.RED)
Drawing line from (0, 0) to (3, 5) with color #FF0000
>>> draw_line(A=(0,0), B=(3,5), color='red')
Traceback (most recent call last):
TypeError: Invalid color, possible choices: ['Color.RED', 'Color.GREEN', 'Color.BLUE']
12.8.4. Use Case - 0x08¶
>>> from dataclasses import dataclass
>>>
>>>
>>> class Agency(Enum):
... NASA = auto()
... ESA = auto()
... JAXA = auto()
>>>
>>>
>>> @dataclass
... class Astronaut:
... firstname: str
... lastname: str
... agency: Agency
>>>
>>>
>>> mark = Astronaut('Mark', 'Watney', agency='not-existing')
>>> mark = Astronaut('Mark', 'Watney', agency=Agency.NASA)
12.8.5. Use Case - 0x06¶
r
- readw
- writex
- executerwx
- read, write, execute; 0b111 == 0o7rw-
- read, write; 0b110 == 0o6r-x
- read, execute; 0b101 == 0o5r--
- read only; 0b100 == 0o4rwxr-xr--
- user=(read,write,execute); group=(read,execute); others=(read)
>>> from enum import Enum
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>>
>>>
>>> class Permission(Enum):
... READ_WRITE_EXECUTE = 0b111
... READ_WRITE = 0b110
... READ_EXECUTE = 0b101
... READ = 0b100
... WRITE_EXECUTE = 0b011
... WRITE = 0b010
... EXECUTE = 0b001
... NONE = 0b000
>>>
>>>
>>> file = Path('/tmp/myfile.txt')
>>> file.touch()
>>> file.stat()
os.stat_result(st_mode=33188, st_ino=98480473, st_dev=16777220,
st_nlink=1, st_uid=501, st_gid=20, st_size=0,
st_atime=1624458230, st_mtime=1624458230,
st_ctime=1624458230)
>>>
>>> permissions = file.stat().st_mode
>>> decimal = int(permissions)
>>> octal = oct(permissions)
>>> binary = bin(permissions)
>>> print(f'{decimal=}, {octal=}, {binary}')
decimal=33188, octal='0o100644', 0b1000000110100100
>>>
>>> *_, user, group, others = oct(permissions)
>>> print(f'{user=} {group=} {others=}')
user='6' group='4' others='4'
>>>
>>> Permission(int(user))
<Permission.READ_WRITE: 6>
>>>
>>> Permission(int(group))
<Permission.READ: 4>
>>>
>>> Permission(int(others))
<Permission.READ: 4>
>>>
>>> file.unlink()
12.8.6. Use Case - 0x09¶
>>>
... from django.db import models
...
... class HttpMethod(models.TextChoices):
... GET = 'GET', _('GET')
... POST = 'POST', _('POST')
... PATCH = 'PATCH', _('PATCH')
... PUT = 'PUT', _('PUT')
... HEAD = 'HEAD', _('HEAD')
... DELETE = 'DELETE', _('DELETE')
... OPTIONS = 'OPTIONS', _('OPTIONS')
... TRACE = 'TRACE', _('TRACE')
... CONNECT = 'CONNECT', _('CONNECT')
...
...
... class Stage(models.TextChoices):
... PRODUCTION = 'production', _('Production')
... TEST = 'test', _('Test')
12.8.7. Pattern Matching¶
Since Python 3.10: PEP 636 -- Structural Pattern Matching: Tutorial

Note, keycodes can vary depending on operating system and programming language used [mskeycodes], [jskeycodes].
>>> int('0x1B', base=16)
27
>>>
>>> hex(27)
'0x1b'
>>> class Key(Enum):
... ESC = 27 # 0x1B
... ARROW_LEFT = 37 # 0x25
... ARROW_UP = 38 # 0x26
... ARROW_RIGHT = 39 # 0x27
... ARROW_DOWN = 40 # 0x28
>>>
>>>
>>>
... match keyboard.on_key_press():
... case Key.ESC: game.quit()
... case Key.ARROW_LEFT: game.move_left()
... case Key.ARROW_UP: game.move_up()
... case Key.ARROW_RIGHT: game.move_right()
... case Key.ARROW_DOWN: game.move_down()
... case _: raise ValueError(f'Unrecognized key')
12.8.8. Use Case - 0x01¶
>>> class Planet(Enum):
... MERCURY = (3.303e+23, 2.4397e6)
... VENUS = (4.869e+24, 6.0518e6)
... EARTH = (5.976e+24, 6.37814e6)
... MARS = (6.421e+23, 3.3972e6)
... JUPITER = (1.9e+27, 7.1492e7)
... SATURN = (5.688e+26, 6.0268e7)
... URANUS = (8.686e+25, 2.5559e7)
... NEPTUNE = (1.024e+26, 2.4746e7)
...
... def __init__(self, mass, radius):
... self.mass = mass # in kilograms
... self.radius = radius # in meters
...
... @property
... def surface_gravity(self):
... # universal gravitational constant (m3 kg-1 s-2)
... G = 6.67300E-11
... return G * self.mass / (self.radius * self.radius)
>>> Planet.EARTH.value
(5.976e+24, 6378140.0)
>>>
>>> Planet.EARTH.surface_gravity
9.802652743337129
12.8.9. Use Case - 0x05¶
>>> Point = tuple[int,int]
>>>
>>> class Color(Enum):
... RED = '#FF0000'
... GREEN = '#00FF00'
... BLUE = '#0000FF'
>>> def draw_line(A: Point, B: Point, color: Color):
... if type(color) is not Color:
... possible = [str(c) for c in Color]
... raise TypeError(f'Invalid color, possible choices: {possible}')
... print(f'Drawing line from {A} to {B} with color {color.value}')
>>> draw_line(A=(0,0), B=(3,5), color=Color.RED)
Drawing line from (0, 0) to (3, 5) with color #FF0000
>>> draw_line(A=(0,0), B=(3,5), color='red')
Traceback (most recent call last):
TypeError: Invalid color, possible choices: ['Color.RED', 'Color.GREEN', 'Color.BLUE']
12.8.10. Use Case - 0x06¶
r
- readw
- writex
- executerwx
- read, write, execute; 0b111 == 0o7rw-
- read, write; 0b110 == 0o6r-x
- read, execute; 0b101 == 0o5r--
- read only; 0b100 == 0o4rwxr-xr--
- user=(read,write,execute); group=(read,execute); others=(read)
>>> from enum import Enum
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>>
>>>
>>> class Permission(Enum):
... READ_WRITE_EXECUTE = 0b111
... READ_WRITE = 0b110
... READ_EXECUTE = 0b101
... READ = 0b100
... WRITE_EXECUTE = 0b011
... WRITE = 0b010
... EXECUTE = 0b001
... NONE = 0b000
>>>
>>>
>>> file = Path('/tmp/myfile.txt')
>>> file.touch()
>>> file.stat()
os.stat_result(st_mode=33188, st_ino=98480473, st_dev=16777220,
st_nlink=1, st_uid=501, st_gid=20, st_size=0,
st_atime=1624458230, st_mtime=1624458230,
st_ctime=1624458230)
>>>
>>> permissions = file.stat().st_mode
>>> decimal = int(permissions)
>>> octal = oct(permissions)
>>> binary = bin(permissions)
>>> print(f'{decimal=}, {octal=}, {binary}')
decimal=33188, octal='0o100644', 0b1000000110100100
>>>
>>> *_, user, group, others = oct(permissions)
>>> print(f'{user=} {group=} {others=}')
user='6' group='4' others='4'
>>>
>>> Permission(int(user))
<Permission.READ_WRITE: 6>
>>>
>>> Permission(int(group))
<Permission.READ: 4>
>>>
>>> Permission(int(others))
<Permission.READ: 4>
>>>
>>> file.unlink()
12.8.11. Use Case - 0x07¶
>>> class IndexDrives(IntEnum):
... ControlWord = 0x6040
... StatusWord = 0x6041
... OperationMode = 0x6060
12.8.12. Use Case - 0x08¶
>>> from dataclasses import dataclass
>>>
>>>
>>> class Agency(Enum):
... NASA = auto()
... ESA = auto()
... JAXA = auto()
>>>
>>>
>>> @dataclass
... class Astronaut:
... firstname: str
... lastname: str
... agency: Agency
>>>
>>>
>>> mark = Astronaut('Mark', 'Watney', agency='not-existing')
>>> mark = Astronaut('Mark', 'Watney', agency=Agency.NASA)
12.8.13. Use Case - 0x09¶
>>>
... from django.db import models
...
... class HttpMethod(models.TextChoices):
... GET = 'GET', _('GET')
... POST = 'POST', _('POST')
... PATCH = 'PATCH', _('PATCH')
... PUT = 'PUT', _('PUT')
... HEAD = 'HEAD', _('HEAD')
... DELETE = 'DELETE', _('DELETE')
... OPTIONS = 'OPTIONS', _('OPTIONS')
... TRACE = 'TRACE', _('TRACE')
... CONNECT = 'CONNECT', _('CONNECT')
...
...
... class Stage(models.TextChoices):
... PRODUCTION = 'production', _('Production')
... TEST = 'test', _('Test')
12.8.14. Use Case - 0x0A¶
§6 pkt. 5 - Rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 29 kwietnia 2019 r. w sprawie kas rejestrujących. Dziennik Ustaw - rok 2019 poz. 816
PTU - Podatek od Towarów i Usług (Services and Goods Tax)

>>> class PTU(Enum):
... A = 1.23 # VAT 23%
... B = 1.08 # VAT 8%
... C = 1.05 # VAT 5%
... D = 1.00 # VAT 0%
... E = None # VAT Exempt
>>>
>>> PLN = 1
>>> shopping_cart = [
... {'name': 'Bread', 'price': 3.99*PLN, 'ptu': PTU.C},
... {'name': 'Butter', 'price': 2.69*PLN, 'ptu': PTU.B},
... {'name': 'Ham', 'price': 5.99*PLN, 'ptu': PTU.A},
... {'name': 'Cheese', 'price': 4.19*PLN, 'ptu': PTU.B},
... ]
>>> total = sum(product['price'] * product['ptu'].value
... for product in shopping_cart)
>>> print(f'Total is: {total:.2f} PLN')
Total is: 18.99 PLN