laundry.py

class LaundryItem:
    allStates=["soak","wash","rinse","spin","dry","done"]
    def __init__(self):
        self.state=-1
    def nextCycle(self):
        self.state+=1
        if self.state<len(LaundryItem.allStates):
            return LaundryItem.allStates[self.state]
        return LaundryItem.allStates[-1]

last=None
def createLaundryItem():
    global last
    while True:
        if (last==None) or (last.state>=len(LaundryItem.allStates)):
            last=LaundryItem()
        return last

def main():
    towel=createLaundryItem()
    print(towel.nextCycle())
    print(towel.nextCycle())
    print(towel.nextCycle())
    print(towel.nextCycle())
    print(towel.nextCycle())
    print(towel.nextCycle())
    print(towel.nextCycle())

if __name__=="__main__":
    main()