import enum class WorkType(enum.IntFlag): Design = 1 Construction = 2 Others = 4 if __name__ == "__main__": print(repr(WorkType.Design | WorkType.Construction)) print(WorkType.Design + WorkType.Construction) types = WorkType.Design | WorkType.Construction print(WorkType.Design in types) zero_type = WorkType(0) print(zero_type) zero_type |= WorkType.Design print(zero_type) zero_type |= WorkType.Construction print(zero_type) print(type(zero_type)) # This works too all_types = WorkType(7) print(WorkType.Design in all_types) print(WorkType.Construction in all_types) print(WorkType.Others in all_types)