# encoding: utf-8
"""
Enumeration.py

Created by Thomas Mangin on 2013-03-18.
Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Exa Networks. All rights reserved.
"""

# int are immutable once created: can not set ._str in __init__
class _integer (int):
	def __str__ (self):
		return self._str

class Enumeration (object):
	def __init__(self, *names):
		for number, name in enumerate(names):
			# doing the .parent thing here instead
			number = _integer(pow(2,number))
			number._str = name
			setattr(self, name, number)
