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[–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Python does have a switch statement now, actually. And yes, they went out of their way to call it something different - match.

https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#match-statements

[–] NichtElias@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

match isn't just equivalent to switch though, so in this case it actually makes sense to call it something different.

[–] Archr@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

This is very true. Match statements are much more powerful that switch statements in any other language.

For instance:

  • matching objects very specifically
  • if conditions within case statements
  • pulling variables from inside of the object directly.