from constantly import ValueConstant, Values class RESULT(Values): OK = ValueConstant(0) FAIL = ValueConstant(-1) @classmethod def get(cls, rc): if rc == 0: return cls.OK else: return cls.FAIL print(list(RESULT.iterconstants())) assert(RESULT.OK < RESULT.FAIL) assert(RESULT.OK.value > RESULT.FAIL.value) assert(RESULT.get(-5) == RESULT.FAIL)