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With custom __dir__:
Help on class Enum in module enum:
Enum = <enum 'Enum'>
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Without custom __dir__:
Help on class Enum in module enum:
class Enum(builtins.object)
 | Generic enumeration.
 | 
 | Derive from this class to define new enumerations.
 | 
 | Methods defined here:
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 | __eq__(self, other)
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 | __getnewargs__(self)
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 | __hash__(self)
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 | __repr__(self)
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 | __str__(self)
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 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Static methods defined here:
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 | __new__(cls, value)
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 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Data descriptors defined here:
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 | __dict__
 | dictionary for instance variables (if defined)
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 | __weakref__
 | list of weak references to the object (if defined)
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 | name
 | Route attribute access on a class to __getattr__.
 | 
 | This is a descriptor, used to define attributes that act differently when
 | accessed through an instance and through a class. Instance access remains
 | normal, but access to an attribute through a class will be routed to the
 | class's __getattr__ method; this is done by raising AttributeError.
 | 
 | value
 | Route attribute access on a class to __getattr__.
 | 
 | This is a descriptor, used to define attributes that act differently when
 | accessed through an instance and through a class. Instance access remains
 | normal, but access to an attribute through a class will be routed to the
 | class's __getattr__ method; this is done by raising AttributeError.
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I'm thinking we should drop the custom __dir__. help() is far more important than not seeing some things with dir().