python · gvanrossum · Mar 1, 2021 · Feb 23, 2021 · Feb 23, 2021 · Feb 24, 2021
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@@ -259,9 +259,8 @@ Why isn't there a switch or case statement in Python?
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 You can do this easily enough with a sequence of ``if... elif... elif... else``.
-There have been some proposals for switch statement syntax, but there is no
-consensus (yet) on whether and how to do range tests.  See :pep:`275` for
-complete details and the current status.
+For literal values, or constants within a namespace, you can also use a
+``match ... case`` statement.

 For cases where you need to choose from a very large number of possibilities,
 you can create a dictionary mapping case values to functions to call.  For
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@@ -259,9 +259,8 @@ Why isn't there a switch or case statement in Python?
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     You can do this easily enough with a sequence of ``if... elif... elif... else``.
-    There have been some proposals for switch statement syntax, but there is no
-    consensus (yet) on whether and how to do range tests.  See :pep:`275` for
-    complete details and the current status.
+    For literal values, or constants within a namespace, you can also use a
+    ``match ... case`` statement.
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      I expect it would be better to rewrite or remove this section, but not now. IMO "match" is the missing switch/case statement.
    
  
  



    

        
      
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
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      Or update the question to be: Is there a switch or case statement in Python?
    
  
  



    

        
      
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
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     For cases where you need to choose from a very large number of possibilities,
     you can create a dictionary mapping case values to functions to call.  For
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