That's not an entirely fair way to put it, Raymond. Yes, some folks said that maybe Python doesn't need enums at all. But many more said Enums should get into P

That's not an entirely fair way to put it, Raymond. Yes, some folks said that maybe Python doesn't need enums at all. But many more said Enums should get into Python, including Guido. The issue was sealed in a face-to-face discussion during the recent PyCon language summit in which many core devs participated. So presenting this as some evil ploy to "drown the opposition" in a flood of email is... unfair. Naturally I participated in the discussion, but the vast majority of emails I sent was to steer it long after the decision to add some kind of enumeration was made.