case/switch statement?

[Leif K-Brooks]

Joe Stevenson wrote:
> I skimmed through the docs for Python, and I did not find anything like 
> a case or switch statement.  I assume there is one and that I just 
> missed it.  Can someone please point me to the appropriate document, or 
> post an example?  I don't relish the idea especially long if-else 
> statements.

If you really want one, you could use
<http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/410692>.