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gh-118310: Fix documentation for enum.Enum.__new__ (GH-118311)
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The provided example was incorrect:
- The example enum was missing the `int` mixin as implied by the context
- The value of `int('1a', 16)` was incorrectly given as 17
  (should be 26)
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mmEissen committed May 7, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -402,13 +402,15 @@ Data Types
in the member assignment will be passed; e.g.

>>> from enum import Enum
>>> class MyIntEnum(Enum):
... SEVENTEEN = '1a', 16
>>> class MyIntEnum(int, Enum):
... TWENTYSIX = '1a', 16

results in the call ``int('1a', 16)`` and a value of ``17`` for the member.
results in the call ``int('1a', 16)`` and a value of ``26`` for the member.

.. note:: When writing a custom ``__new__``, do not use ``super().__new__`` --
call the appropriate ``__new__`` instead.
.. note::

When writing a custom ``__new__``, do not use ``super().__new__`` --
call the appropriate ``__new__`` instead.

.. method:: Enum.__repr__(self)

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