Is there no switch function in Python

[Marius Bernklev]

"Rudi Hansen" <rsh_remove_this_ at pobox.dk> writes:

> I would like to be able to do
>
> switch(var)
>     case 1 :
>         print "var = 1"
>     case 2:
>         print "var = 2"
>
> But it seems that i have to do.
>
> if(var=1)
>     print "var =1"
> elseif(var=2)
>     print "var=2"
>
> Is ther no easier way?? 

one way is using dicts:

     swoosh = {1: "var = 1", 2: "var = 2"}
     print swoosh[var]


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Marius Bernklev