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class Importance

Maturity: 40

A simple enumeration-style class that defines three constant string values representing message importance levels: low, normal, and high.

File:
/tf/active/vicechatdev/SPFCsync/venv/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/office365/outlook/mail/importance.py
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1 - 11
Complexity:
simple

Purpose

This class serves as a constants container or enumeration for message importance levels. It provides a centralized way to reference standardized importance values throughout an application, ensuring consistency when categorizing or prioritizing messages. The class follows a pattern similar to an enum but uses class attributes instead of Python's Enum type.

Source Code

class Importance:
    """The importance of the message"""

    def __init__(self):
        pass

    low = "low"

    normal = "normal"

    high = "high"

Parameters

Name Type Default Kind
bases - -

Parameter Details

__init__: The constructor takes no parameters and performs no initialization. It exists only to allow instantiation of the class, though instantiation is not necessary to access the class attributes.

Return Value

Instantiating the class returns an Importance object with no instance-specific state. The primary use case is accessing the class-level string constants (low, normal, high) directly from the class without instantiation.

Class Interface

Methods

__init__(self)

Purpose: Initializes an Importance instance with no state or configuration

Returns: None - constructor returns an Importance instance implicitly

Attributes

Name Type Description Scope
low str Represents low importance level with the string value 'low' class
normal str Represents normal/default importance level with the string value 'normal' class
high str Represents high importance level with the string value 'high' class

Usage Example

# Access importance levels directly from the class (recommended)
from importance import Importance

# Use the constants without instantiation
message_priority = Importance.high
print(message_priority)  # Output: 'high'

# Check importance level
if message_priority == Importance.high:
    print("This is a high priority message")

# Can also instantiate (though not necessary)
importance_obj = Importance()
print(importance_obj.normal)  # Output: 'normal'

# Common usage in a message system
def send_message(content, importance=Importance.normal):
    print(f"Sending message with importance: {importance}")
    print(f"Content: {content}")

send_message("Hello", Importance.high)
send_message("Update")  # Uses default normal importance

Best Practices

  • Access the importance levels directly from the class (e.g., Importance.high) rather than instantiating the class
  • Use these constants instead of hardcoded strings to ensure consistency across your application
  • Consider using Python's built-in Enum class for more robust enumeration behavior if you need additional features like iteration or validation
  • The class attributes are not protected, so avoid modifying them at runtime to maintain consistency
  • This pattern is suitable for simple constant definitions but lacks type safety and IDE autocomplete benefits of proper Enums

Tags

constants enumeration message-priority importance-levels configuration string-constants messaging

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