I'm not sure how you can have both, those two seem opposite to me:- if 'from_bytes' returns the same type as the class it is called on thenthe instantiation of the result object should go through its constructor(patch proposed)- if the subclass should override base class behaviour then there is noreason for Enum.from_bytes to return the same type as the class it iscalled on, and therefore it should be made a classmethod.2015-03-30 18:02 GMT+02:00 Ethan Furman <report@bugs.python.org>:>> Ethan Furman added the comment:>> 'from_bytes' is a classmethod.  As such, it should return the same type as> the class it is called on.  If that wasn't the intent it would be a> staticmethod instead.>> It is the responsibility of the subclass to override base class behavior,> not the other way around.>> ---------->> _______________________________________> Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org>> <http://bugs.python.org/issue23640>> _______________________________________>