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---
title: Enumerated scalars (Enum)
---
StrictYAML allows you to ensure that a scalar
value can only be one of a set number of items.
It will throw an exception if any strings not
in the list are found.
```python
from strictyaml import Map, Enum, MapPattern, YAMLValidationError, load
from collections import OrderedDict
from ensure import Ensure
schema = Map({"a": Enum(["A", "B", "C"])})
```
Valid because it contains 'A':
```yaml
a: A
```
```python
Ensure(load(yaml_snippet, schema)).equals({"a": "A"})
```
Get .data from enum:
```yaml
a: A
```
```python
assert isinstance(load(yaml_snippet, schema)['a'].data, str)
```
Valid because it contains 'B':
```yaml
a: B
```
```python
Ensure(load(yaml_snippet, schema)).equals({"a": "B"})
```
Valid because it contains 'C':
```yaml
a: C
```
```python
Ensure(load(yaml_snippet, schema)).equals({"a": "C"})
```
Invalid because D is not in enum:
```yaml
a: D
```
```python
load(yaml_snippet, schema)
```
```python
strictyaml.exceptions.YAMLValidationError:
when expecting one of: A, B, C
found arbitrary text
in "<unicode string>", line 1, column 1:
a: D
^ (line: 1)
```
Invalid because blank string is not in enum:
```yaml
a:
```
```python
load(yaml_snippet, schema)
```
```python
strictyaml.exceptions.YAMLValidationError:
when expecting one of: A, B, C
found a blank string
in "<unicode string>", line 1, column 1:
a: ''
^ (line: 1)
```
Successful serialization:
```yaml
a: A
```
```python
yaml = load(yaml_snippet, schema)
yaml['a'] = "B"
print(yaml.as_yaml())
```
```yaml
a: B
```
Invalid serialization:
```yaml
a: A
```
```python
yaml = load(yaml_snippet, schema)
yaml['a'] = "D"
print(yaml.as_yaml())
```
```python
strictyaml.exceptions.YAMLSerializationError:
Got 'D' when expecting one of: A, B, C
```
!!! note "Executable specification"
Documentation automatically generated from
<a href="https://github.com/crdoconnor/strictyaml/blob/master/hitch/story/enum.story">enum.story
storytests.
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