Make enums idempotent
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Description
Feature
Currently, passing an enum into its own constructor forgets its value:
from enum import IntEnum
class Foo(IntEnum):
x = 0
y = 1
reveal_type(Foo(Foo.x)) # reveals Foo, not Foo.x
reveal_type(Foo.__new__) # "def [Self <: IntEnum] (cls: type[Self], value: builtins.int) -> Self"
reveal_type(Foo.__init__) # "def (self: builtins.object)"
Pitch
It should be straightforward to synthesize a signature that makes Foo(Foo.x) inferred as Foo.x.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing enum constructor inference for IntEnum and the synthesized new and init signatures shown in the examples. Reproduce Foo(Foo.x) with reveal_type, then add coverage showing that the expression preserves the enum member value rather than only inferring Foo.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100