Django/Python: How to cast an integer into the equivalent enum string?

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In Django in one of the models I have the following enum:

PRIORITY = (
        ('2',     _(u'High')),
        ('1',   _(u'Medium')),
        ('0',      _(u'Low')),
    )

priority = models.CharField(max_length=1, choices=PRIORITY, default='1')

When sending the priority to the template, the value is still in integer, which isn't nice. I would like to show the priority in words rather than digits.

context = Context({'priority':self.priority})

Is there a way to translate priority into the actual string without using any if statements before sending it to the template?

Technically, `'1'` is a string and not an integer. – David Pärsson Dec 01 '12 at 16:58 — David Pärsson, Dec 01 '12 at 16:58

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '12 at 16:52

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Yes, according to the documentation you can get the human readable value like this:

context.get_priority_display()

answered Dec 01 '12 at 16:52

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score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 01 '12 at 16:52

The value on the left is the value Django uses to store in the db. It doesn't have to be an integer. Just make both values identical:

PRIORITY = (
        ('high',     _(u'High')),
        ('Medium',   _(u'Medium')),
        ('Low',      _(u'Low')),
    )

Django/Python: How to cast an integer into the equivalent enum string?

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