AttributeError: module 'enum' has no attribute 'IntFlag'

# AttributeError: module 'enum' has no attribute 'IntFlag'

To solve the "AttributeError: module 'enum' has no attribute 'IntFlag'", uninstall the enum34 module by running pip uninstall -y enum34 in your terminal.

If the error persists, make sure you don't have an enum.py file in your project.

# Uninstall the enum34 module

Open your terminal in your project's root directory and run the following command.

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pip uninstall -y enum34

# 👇️ for python 3
pip3 uninstall -y enum34

Now try importing and using the Enum class from the enum module.

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from enum import Enum


class Sizes(Enum):
    SMALL = 'sm'
    MEDIUM = 'md'
    LARGE = 'lg'


print(Sizes.MEDIUM.name)  # 👉️ MEDIUM

print(Sizes.MEDIUM.value)  # 👉️ md

You can also use the IntEnum class.

It is the same as Enum, but its members are integers and can be used anywhere an integer can be used.

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from enum import IntEnum


class Numbers(IntEnum):
    ONE = 1
    TWO = 2
    THREE = 3


print(Numbers.THREE)  # 👉️ Numbers.THREE
print(Numbers.THREE + 10)  # 👉️ 13

# Make sure you don't have a local file called enum.py

If the error persists, make sure you don't have a local file called enum.py as that would shadow the enum module.

You can access the __file__ property on the imported module to see whether it is shadowed by a local file.

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import enum

print(enum.__file__)

If you have a local file named enum.py, the output will be similar to the following.

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# ⛔️ result if shadowed by local file
#  /home/borislav/Desktop/bobbyhadz_python/enum.py

If you don't have a local file that shadows the enum module, you should see something similar to the following.

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# ✅ result if pulling in the correct module
#  /usr/lib/python3.10/enum.py

# Unset the PYTHONPATH environment variable

If none of the suggestions helped, try to unset the PYTHONPATH environment variable.

Open your terminal and run the following command.

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unset PYTHONPATH

The PYTHONPATH environment variable determines where the Python interpreter looks for libraries.

Unsetting the variable sometimes fixes glitches on machines with multiple Python versions.

# Additional Resources

You can learn more about the related topics by checking out the following tutorials:

• Check if a Value or a Name exists in an Enum in Python
• Comparing Enums or a String with an Enum in Python
• Convert an Enum to a String and vice versa in Python
• Getting Names and Values of an Enum in Python