---
id: strenum
version: "0.4.15"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: dormant
---

# StrEnum — An Enum that inherits from str.

License: permissive · Maintenance: dormant · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install strenum
uv add strenum
poetry add strenum

## Description

# StrEnum

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StrEnum is a Python `enum.Enum` that inherits from `str` to complement
`enum.IntEnum` in the standard library. Supports python 3.7+.

## Installation

You can use [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) to install.

```bash
pip install StrEnum
```

## Usage

```python
from enum import auto
from strenum import StrEnum


class HttpMethod(StrEnum):
    GET = auto()
    HEAD = auto()
    POST = auto()
    PUT = auto()
    DELETE = auto()
    CONNECT = auto()
    OPTIONS = auto()
    TRACE = auto()
    PATCH = auto()


assert HttpMethod.GET == "GET"

# You can use StrEnum values just like strings:

import urllib.request

req = urllib.request.Request('https://www.python.org/', method=HttpMethod.HEAD)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
    html = response.read()

assert len(html) == 0  # HEAD requests do not (usually) include a body
```

There are classes whose `auto()` value folds each member name to upper or lower
case:

```python
from enum import auto
from strenum import LowercaseStrEnum, UppercaseStrEnum


class...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

StrEnum provides an Enum subclass that inherits from str, allowing enum members to be used directly as strings with automatic case conversion options (uppercase, lowercase, camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case, PascalCase, MACRO_CASE) via auto().

Verdict: StrEnum is a stable, dependency-free utility for creating string-based enums with optional automatic case conversion. It fills a real gap for Python < 3.11 (where enum.StrEnum was added to the standard library), but its dormant maintenance status and lack of recent updates mean it may not receive bug fixes or compatibility patches for newer Python versions. Suitable for projects that need string enums and can tolerate no active development.

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