Python allows you to create enumerations that are also regular strings!

Previously, when working with APIs, JSON, and configurations, it was often necessary to manually extract the value from an Enum.

For example:

class Status(Enum):
    ACTIVE = "active"

When serializing, you would get an enumeration object:
Status.ACTIVE

rather than a regular string:
"active"

In Python 3.11, StrEnum was introduced to solve this problem.

from enum import StrEnum

class Status(StrEnum):
    ACTIVE = "active"
    BLOCKED = "blocked"

Now, the value can be used wherever a string is expected:

json.dumps({"status": Status.ACTIVE})

The result:
{"status": "active"}

At the same time, the advantages of enumerations are preserved:
Status.ACTIVE
Status.BLOCKED

You cannot accidentally pass an incorrect value:
Status("unknown")

will result in an error.

🔥 StrEnum allows you to combine the strict typing of enumerations with the convenience of regular strings, without manual conversion when working with APIs, JSON, and configurations.

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