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EnumTypeWrapper objects should be usable according to the enum.Enum interface (or maybe the enum.IntEnum interface)
To what language does this apply? Python.
Describe the problem you are trying to solve.
The Python language (since 3.4) has an enum module, but the generated Python classes in _pb2 files don't behave according to the interfaces of the classes defined in the enum module.
Describe the solution you'd like
I think EnumTypeWrapper objects should support being used, as much as possible, as though they were subclasses of enum.Enum.
Describe alternatives you've considered
enum.IntEnum, though disfavored in new code, exists to allow int-based ad hoc "enums" from before Python 3.4 to be upgraded to be usable according to the interface of enum.Enum. It may have a role to play.
Additional context
This would be really great for type-checking; it would allow authors to describe parameters and return values as of type my_module_pb2.MyEnum rather than as of type int.
See https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/pull/5234, where I asked whether the EnumTypeWrapper classes can be replaced by enum from the stdlib.
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Yes, this issue still tracks a fantastic opportunity for improvement in Protocol Buffers Python.
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