can msgspec provide a faster enum implementation?

[aspizu]

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if msgspec.Struct is faster than dataclasses, can msgspec also provide enums?

There is fastenum which claims to be faster than regular python enum. but its not written in C.

[aspizu]

also i would like if the api didn't require the usage of auto()

[rafalkrupinski]

Why? Unlike Struct/dataclass, normally you don't create arbitrary number of enum instances

[ethan-0l]

I played some time ago trying to make faster enum. turns out that magic auto type detection is really inefficient as is. I Gained x6 on startup. (which ... is almost irrelevant considering the number and what's enum is used for. ) and had 3% on access .. which ... same.

Double class access is "slow". Don't think you'll gain that much with 2 level of struct.