Out-of-range values cause a ValueError to be raised. This is the default for Flag:
>>> from enum import Flag, STRICT, auto >>> class StrictFlag(Flag, boundary=STRICT): ... RED = auto() ... GREEN = auto() ... BLUE = auto() ... >>> StrictFlag(2**2 + 2**4) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: <flag 'StrictFlag'> invalid value 20 given 0b0 10100 allowed 0b0 00111
enum/FlagBoundary.STRICT
FlagBoundary.STRICT