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From "Joseph L. Casale" <jcasale@activenetwerx.com>
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Date Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:51:58 +0000
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> switch = { 

>     'A': functools.partial(spam, a),
>     'B': lambda b, c=c: ham(b, c),
>     'C': eggs,
>     }
> 
> switch[letter](b)

That's cool, never even thought to use lambdas.

> functools.partial isn't always applicable, but when it is, you should
> prefer it over lambda since it will be very slightly more efficient.


Ok, haven't used this before but I will give it a read!


Much appreciated Steven!
jlc

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  Re: Switch statement Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-10 15:18 +0000
    RE: Switch statement "Joseph L. Casale" <jcasale@activenetwerx.com> - 2013-03-10 17:51 +0000
    Re: Switch statement Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-03-10 18:02 -0400

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