Greetings!
I'm currently using Python to implement a set of tests for code that is
otherwise written in C. This code was wrapped using Boost.Python and is
then loaded into Python as module.
What I often have in C is this:
// bitfield (several flags combined)
#define STATUS_OVERTEMP 1u
#define STATUS_ON_FIRE 2u
#define STATUS_BORED 4u
unsigned get_status(void);
// enumeration (distinct values from a set)
enum color { color_red=1, color_green=13, color_mauve=42 };
enum color get_color(void);
What I'm looking for is a suggestion how to handle this in Python. Note that
technically, this works without problem, I'm rather looking for stylistic
advise. What I currently have is these (note: I'm retyping this, so ignore
any syntax errors, please):
STATUS_OVERTEMP = 1
STATUS_ON_FIRE = 2
STATUS_BORED = 4
def status_as_string(st):
tmp = []
if st&STATUS_OVERTEMP:
tmp.append("OVERTEMP")
if st&STATUS_ON_FIRE:
tmp.append("ON_FIRE")
if st&STATUS_BORED:
tmp.append("BORED")
return "|".join(tmp)
COLOR_RED = 1
COLOR_GREEN = 13
COLOR_MAUVE = 42
def color_as_string(c):
names = {
COLOR_RED:"RED",
COLOR_GREEN:"GREEN",
COLOR_MAUVE:"MAUVE"}
return names[c];
Further, I also tried defining a separate class:
class Color(int):
RED = 1
GREEN = 13
MAUVE = 42
names = { RED:"RED", GREEN:"GREEN", MAUVE:"MAUVE"}
def __str__(self):
return names[c];
...
To be a bit more explicit about what I would like, here is an example how I
would like to use it:
c = Color.RED
type(c) # should yield class Color
str(c) # should yield "RED"
Color(999) # should signal the invalid color value
Any other suggestions how to structure this or rewrite this?
thanks!
Uli
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