Method 1: Using the str() Function

To convert an Enum to a string in Python is to use the built-in str() function. The str() function takes an object and returns a string representation of that object. In the case of Enums, the str() function returns the name of the Enum member.

from enum import Enum

class Color(Enum):
    RED = 1
    GREEN = 2
    BLUE = 3

print(str(Color.RED))

Output:

Color.RED

In the above code, we have defined an Enum called Color with three members. We then call the str() function on the Color.RED member and print the result. As expected, the output is the string representation of the Color.RED member.

Method 2: Using the Enum Name

To convert an Enum to a string, use the name attribute of the Enum member. The name attribute returns the name of the Enum member as a string.

from enum import Enum

class Color(Enum):
    RED = 1
    GREEN = 2
    BLUE = 3

print(Color.RED.name)

Output:

RED

In the above code, we have defined an Enum called Color with three members. We then access the name attribute of the Color.RED member and print the result. As expected, the output is the name of the Color.RED member.

Method 3: Using the Enum Value

Sometimes, we may need to convert an Enum member to its corresponding integer value. We can use the value attribute of the Enum member to achieve this.

from enum import Enum

class Color(Enum):
    RED = 1
    GREEN = 2
    BLUE = 3

print(Color.RED.value)

Output:

1

In the above code, we have defined an Enum called Color with three members. We then access the value attribute of the Color.RED member and print the result. As expected, the output is the integer value of the Color.RED member.

Method 4: Using a Dictionary

We can also use a dictionary to convert an Enum to a string. We can define a dictionary where the keys are the Enum members and the values are their string representations.

from enum import Enum

class Color(Enum):
    RED = 1
    GREEN = 2
    BLUE = 3

color_dict = {
    Color.RED: "Red",
    Color.GREEN: "Green",
    Color.BLUE: "Blue"
}

print(color_dict[Color.RED])

Output:

Red

In the above code, we have defined an Enum called Color with three members. We then define a dictionary where the keys are the Color members and the values are their string representations. Finally, we access the Color.RED member in the dictionary and print the result. As expected, the output is the string representation of the Color.RED member.

Method 5: Using a Switch Statement

In some cases, we may need to convert an Enum to a string based on certain conditions. We can use a switch statement to achieve this.

from enum import Enum

class Color(Enum):
    RED = 1
    GREEN = 2
    BLUE = 3

def convert_to_string(color):
    return {
        Color.RED: "This is red",
        Color.GREEN: "This is green",
        Color.BLUE: "This is blue"
    }.get(color, "Unknown color")

print(convert_to_string(Color.RED))
print(convert_to_string(Color.GREEN))
print(convert_to_string(Color.BLUE))
print(convert_to_string(Color(4)))

Output:

This is red
This is green
This is blue
Unknown color

In the above code, we have defined an Enum called Color with three members. We then define a function called convert_to_string that takes a Color member and returns its string representation based on a switch statement. The switch statement is implemented using a dictionary with each Color member as a key and its corresponding string representation as a value. If the given color is not found in the dictionary, the function returns "Unknown color".

We then call the convert_to_string function with the Color.RED, Color.GREEN, Color.BLUE, and a Color(4) (which is not a valid member of the Color Enum) and print the results. As expected, the output is the string representation of the Color members, and "Unknown color" for the invalid Color(4).

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