Is there a dedicated way to get the number of items in a python `Enum`?

Yes. Enums have several extra abilities that normal classes do not:

class Example(Enum):
    this = 1
    that = 2
    dupe = 1
    those = 3

print(len(Example))  # duplicates are not counted
# 3

print(list(Example))
# [<Example.this: 1>, <Example.that: 2>, <Example.those: 3>]

print(Example['this'])
# Example.this

print(Example['dupe'])
# Example.this

print(Example(1))
# Example.this