[Python-Dev] Switch statement

[Ka-Ping Yee]

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006, Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> Well, EIBTI and all that:
>
>      switch x:
>          case == 1: foo(x)
>          case in S: bar(x)
>
> It even lines up nicely.  :)

Hmm, this is rather nice.  I can imagine possible use cases for

    switch x:
        case > 3: foo(x)
        case is y: spam(x)
        case == z: eggs(x)

An interesting use case for which this offers no corresponding
syntax is

        case instanceof ClassA: ham(x)

which doesn't work because Python spells a type test as
isinstance(a, b) rather than with an operator.  (I suppose
whether we want it to be an operator might be another
question to think about for Python 3000.)


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