ordered-enum

library0.0.10pypypi✓ verified 35d ago

A small library for adding total orderings to enums, providing an OrderedEnum base class that supports comparison operators (<, <=, >, >=) based on member definition order. Version 0.0.10, released in 2024, requires Python >=3.9. Maintained with infrequent releases.

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.0.10 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 17.8MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.8s · import 0.000s · 18MB

16MB installed

● package 16MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

Correct import path is 'ordered_enum' (with underscore), not 'ordered_enum'.

from ordered_enum import OrderedEnum

Define an enum with ordered comparisons based on member declaration order.

from ordered_enum import OrderedEnum class Color(OrderedEnum): RED = 0 GREEN = 1 BLUE = 2 assert Color.RED < Color.GREEN assert Color.BLUE > Color.RED print("Ordering works!")

Debug

Known footguns

breakingComparison operators (<, <=, >, >=) only work between members of the same OrderedEnum subclass. Comparing across different OrderedEnum subclasses raises TypeError.

gotchaOrderedEnum does not support integer comparison with enum values. For example, Color.RED < 1 will raise TypeError. This is by design and differs from Python's standard IntEnum.

deprecatedThe package is not actively maintained; no updates since 2024. Consider alternatives like stdlib IntEnum if integer ordering is needed.

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Version history

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Security & dependencies

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/woodruffw/ordered_enum ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/ordered-enum/ ↗

homepagehttps://pypi.org/project/ordered_enum/ ↗