[Python-Dev] Simple Switch statement

[Fredrik Lundh]

Raymond Hettinger wrote:

> The static() keyword works like Forth's brackets for forcing 
> compile-time evaluation.  The issue for us is that unlike other Python 
> expressions, there are inconvenient limitiations on what can be 
> expressed inside:
> 
>    five = 5
>    eight = [8]
>    def f(x, six=6):
>           seven =  7
>           a = static(five + 4)    # this is legal
>           b = static(six + 4)      # this is illegal
>           c = static(seven + 4) # this is illegal
>           d = static(eight + [4]) # this is illegal

bzzt.  try again.

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