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An interesting bit of code. :)

The downsides would be the things missing from enum34 ¹:

• printing a variable gives no indication that it's an enum and not a string
• enums that have the same value will compare equal
• depending on the value of the member, is won't always work
• etc.

Plus the surprise other developers will have when your enum doesn't work like the now-standard Python Enum².

On the bright side, you shouldn't have any problems with pickling.

¹ Disclosure: I am the author of the Python stdlib Enum, the enum34 backport, and the Advanced Enumeration (aenum) library.

² See this answer for the standard Enum usage.