[Python-ideas] switch statement as context manager?

[Haoyi Li]

MacroPy has it:

https://github.com/lihaoyi/macropy#pattern-matching

=)


On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:31 AM, Sturla Molden <sturla.molden at gmail.com>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
>
> Would this be something to consider for the standard lib, e.g. contextlib?
>
> Sturla
>
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