[Python-ideas] switch statement as context manager?

[Ryan Gonzalez]

It looks cooler. It also feels slightly less aggravating.


On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Greg Ewing <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz>wrote:

> Sturla Molden wrote:
>
>> I've noticed that PyExt has a switch statement implemented as a context
>> manager.
>>
>> with switch(foobar):
>>     if case(1): pass
>>     if case(2): pass
>>
>
> What advantage does this have over an if-else chain?
>
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> Greg
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