[Python-3000] Switch and static, redux

[Guido van Rossum]

On 7/5/06, Andrew Clover <and-dev at doxdesk.com> wrote:
> Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
>
> > (I'm not super confident about the syntax alternatives yet.)
>
> The switch:-without-indent business still naggingly makes me feel
> uncomfortable.

Me too, but only on even-numbered days...

> Is this a valid no-case-switch?
>
>    switch cake:
>    print 'hello'

No. A switch must have one or more case suites and then optionally an
else suite.

> Here's another syntax off the top of my head - put the first case in the
> switch statement?
>
>    switch biscuit.type if 'digestive':
>        ...
>    elif in 'jammy_dodger', 'garibaldi':
>        ...
>    else:
>        ...

Ah please. If you *have* to make up new syntax from a random jumble of
keywords, at least make it a bit fun, like Barry's "as if" proposal in
another thread. :-)

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--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)