python-kasa
diff --git a/‎kasa/cli/feature.py
Lines changed: 17 additions & 5 deletions b/‎kasa/cli/feature.py
Lines changed: 17 additions & 5 deletions
diff --git a/‎kasa/feature.py
Lines changed: 20 additions & 3 deletions b/‎kasa/feature.py
Lines changed: 20 additions & 3 deletions
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 
 import asyncclick as click
 
-from kasa import (
-    Device,
-    Feature,
-)
+from kasa import Device, Feature
 
 from .common import (
     echo,
@@ -133,7 +130,22 @@ async def feature(
         echo(f"{feat.name} ({name}): {feat.value}{unit}")
         return feat.value
 
-    value = ast.literal_eval(value)
+    try:
+        # Attempt to parse as python literal.
+        value = ast.literal_eval(value)
+    except ValueError:
+        # The value is probably an unquoted string, so we'll raise an error,
+        # and tell the user to quote the string.
+        raise click.exceptions.BadParameter(
+            f'{repr(value)} for {name} (Perhaps you forgot to "quote" the value?)'
+        ) from SyntaxError
+    except SyntaxError:
+        # There are likely miss-matched quotes or odd characters in the input,
+        # so abort and complain to the user.
+        raise click.exceptions.BadParameter(
+            f"{repr(value)} for {name}"
+        ) from SyntaxError
+
     echo(f"Changing {name} from {feat.value} to {value}")
     response = await dev.features[name].set_value(value)
     await dev.update()
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ async def set_value(self, value: int | float | bool | str | Enum | None) -> Any:
         elif self.type == Feature.Type.Choice:  # noqa: SIM102
             if not self.choices or value not in self.choices:
                 raise ValueError(
-                    f"Unexpected value for {self.name}: {value}"
+                    f"Unexpected value for {self.name}: '{value}'"
                     f" - allowed: {self.choices}"
                 )
 
@@ -279,7 +279,18 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
             return f"Unable to read value ({self.id}): {ex}"
 
         if self.type == Feature.Type.Choice:
-            if not isinstance(choices, list) or value not in choices:
+            if not isinstance(choices, list):
+                _LOGGER.error(
+                    "Choices are not properly defined for %s (%s). Type: <%s> Value: %s",  # noqa: E501
+                    self.name,
+                    self.id,
+                    type(choices),
+                    choices,
+                )
+                return f"{self.name} ({self.id}): improperly defined choice set."
+            if (value not in choices) and (
+                isinstance(value, Enum) and value.name not in choices
+            ):
                 _LOGGER.warning(
                     "Invalid value for for choice %s (%s): %s not in %s",
                     self.name,
@@ -291,7 +302,13 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
                     f"{self.name} ({self.id}): invalid value '{value}' not in {choices}"
                 )
             value = " ".join(
-                [f"*{choice}*" if choice == value else choice for choice in choices]
+                [
+                    f"*{choice}*"
+                    if choice == value
+                    or (isinstance(value, Enum) and choice == value.name)
+                    else f"{choice}"
+                    for choice in choices
+                ]
             )
         if self.precision_hint is not None and isinstance(value, float):
             value = round(value, self.precision_hint)