Post #341

# Because Python has first-class functions they can be used to emulate switch/case statements def dispatch_if(operator, x, y): if operator == 'add': return x + y elif operator == 'sub': return x - y elif operator == 'mul': return x * y elif operator == 'div': return x / y else: return None def dispatch_dict(operator, x, y): return { 'add': lambda: x + y, 'sub': lambda: x - y, 'mul': lambda: x * y, 'div': lambda: x / y, }.get(operator, lambda: None)() #lambda »> dispatch_if('mul', 2, 8) 16 »> dispatch_dict('mul', 2, 8) 16 »> dispatch_if('unknown', 2, 8) None »> dispatch_dict('unknown', 2, 8) None