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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.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. 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

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