How to convert int to Enum in python?

Question

Using the new Enum feature (via backport enum34) with python 2.7.6.

Given the following definition, how can I convert an int to the corresponding Enum value?

Answer 1

You 'call' the Enum class:

Fruit(5)

to turn 5 into Fruit.Orange:

>>> from enum import Enum
>>> class Fruit(Enum):
...     Apple = 4
...     Orange = 5
...     Pear = 6
... 
>>> Fruit(5)
<Fruit.Orange: 5>

From the Programmatic access to enumeration members and their attributes section of the documentation:

Sometimes it’s useful to access members in enumerations programmatically (i.e. situations where Color.red won’t do because the exact color is not known at program-writing time). Enum allows such access:

>>> Color(1)
<Color.red: 1>
>>> Color(3)
<Color.blue: 3>

In a related note: to map a string value containing the name of an enum member, use subscription:

>>> s = 'Apple'
>>> Fruit[s]
<Fruit.Apple: 4>

Answer 2

I think it is in simple words is to convert the int value into Enum by calling EnumType(int_value), after that access the name of the Enum object:

my_fruit_from_int = Fruit(5) #convert to int
fruit_name = my_fruit_from_int.name #get the name
print(fruit_name) #Orange will be printed here

Or as a function:

def convert_int_to_fruit(int_value):
    try:
        my_fruit_from_int = Fruit(int_value)
        return my_fruit_from_int.name
    except:
        return None

Answer 3

I wanted something similar so that I could access either part of the value pair from a single reference. The vanilla version:

#!/usr/bin/env python3


from enum import IntEnum


class EnumDemo(IntEnum):
    ENUM_ZERO       = 0
    ENUM_ONE        = 1
    ENUM_TWO        = 2
    ENUM_THREE      = 3
    ENUM_INVALID    = 4


#endclass.


print('Passes')
print('1) %d'%(EnumDemo['ENUM_TWO']))
print('2) %s'%(EnumDemo['ENUM_TWO']))
print('3) %s'%(EnumDemo.ENUM_TWO.name))
print('4) %d'%(EnumDemo.ENUM_TWO))
print()


print('Fails')
print('1) %d'%(EnumDemo.ENUM_TWOa))

The failure throws an exception as would be expected.

A more robust version:

#!/usr/bin/env python3


class EnumDemo():


    enumeration =   (
                        'ENUM_ZERO',    # 0.
                        'ENUM_ONE',     # 1.
                        'ENUM_TWO',     # 2.
                        'ENUM_THREE',   # 3.
                        'ENUM_INVALID'  # 4.
                    )


    def name(self, val):
        try:

            name = self.enumeration[val]
        except IndexError:

            # Always return last tuple.
            name = self.enumeration[len(self.enumeration) - 1]

        return name


    def number(self, val):
        try:

            index = self.enumeration.index(val)
        except (TypeError, ValueError):

            # Always return last tuple.
            index = (len(self.enumeration) - 1)

        return index


#endclass.


print('Passes')
print('1) %d'%(EnumDemo().number('ENUM_TWO')))
print('2) %s'%(EnumDemo().number('ENUM_TWO')))
print('3) %s'%(EnumDemo().name(1)))
print('4) %s'%(EnumDemo().enumeration[1]))
print()
print('Fails')
print('1) %d'%(EnumDemo().number('ENUM_THREEa')))
print('2) %s'%(EnumDemo().number('ENUM_THREEa')))
print('3) %s'%(EnumDemo().name(11)))
print('4) %s'%(EnumDemo().enumeration[-1]))

When not used correctly this avoids creating an exception and, instead, passes back a fault indication. A more Pythonic way to do this would be to pass back "None" but my particular application uses the text directly.