diff --git a/csdl/events.py b/csdl/events.py
index 8be263c..026961b 100644
--- a/csdl/events.py
+++ b/csdl/events.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import ctypes
 from .internal import _SDL, Version
+from .enum import CEnum
 
-class EventType(int):
+class EventType(CEnum):
     FIRSTEVENT  = 0
 
     QUIT        = 0x100
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ GestureID = ctypes.c_int64
 TouchID = ctypes.c_int64
 FingerID = ctypes.c_int64
 
-class SysWMType(int):
+class SysWMType(CEnum):
     UNKNOWN = 0
     WINDOWS = 1
     X11 = 2
diff --git a/demo/random_rectangles.py b/demo/random_rectangles.py
index d935c63..b92409f 100644
--- a/demo/random_rectangles.py
+++ b/demo/random_rectangles.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def main():
             if not event:
                 break
             else:
-                print event.type
+                print repr(EventType.from_int(event.type))
 
         window.renderer.set_draw_color(0,0,0,255)
         window.renderer.clear()