Re: Case Statements

From	Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Case Statements
Date	2016-03-15 23:58 +0000
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On 15/03/2016 23:47, jj0gen0info@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Thanks for the informative post.  I've read it and disagree with the rational, it places Python in a decided minority of the major languages.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_(computer_programming)#Case_and_switch_statements
>
> See section "Choice system cross reference"
>
> Thanks again for the reply
>
> JJ
>

If the Python core developers have decided it isn't needed, as perhaps 
explained in my link about the "Switch Statement Code Smell", why worry 
about it?

If you really think you need one start here 
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/269708-some-python-style-switches/

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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Case Statements jj0gen0info@gmail.com - 2016-03-15 13:46 -0700
  Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 23:11 +0000
  Re: Case Statements jj0gen0info@gmail.com - 2016-03-15 16:47 -0700
    Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 23:58 +0000
    Re: Case Statements BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 00:51 +0000
      Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 01:05 +0000
  Re: Case Statements jj0gen0info@gmail.com - 2016-03-15 18:55 -0700
    Re: Case Statements "Mario R. Osorio" <nimbiotics@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 21:06 -0700
      Re: Case Statements BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 10:34 +0000
        Re: Case Statements Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-16 23:56 +1100
    Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 04:26 +0000
      Re: Case Statements Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2016-03-16 09:13 +0100
        Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 08:47 +0000
        Re: Case Statements Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-16 11:16 +0200
        Re: Case Statements Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2016-03-16 10:35 +0100
        Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 09:51 +0000
          Re: Case Statements BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 19:41 +0000
            Re: Case Statements BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 22:30 +0000
        Re: Case Statements Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2016-03-16 11:52 +0100
        Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 11:07 +0000
          Re: Case Statements BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 11:16 +0000
            Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 11:33 +0000
            Re: Case Statements Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-16 14:21 +0200
              Re: Case Statements BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 12:53 +0000
                Re: Case Statements Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-16 16:31 +0200
                Re: Case Statements BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 15:00 +0000
                Re: Case Statements Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-16 19:07 +0200
              Re: Case Statements Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 01:01 -0700
                Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-20 08:29 +0000
        Re: Case Statements Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2016-03-16 14:38 +0100
        Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 14:02 +0000
        Re: Case Statements Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-16 21:27 +0200
          Re: Case Statements Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2016-03-17 09:22 +0100
            Re: Case Statements Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 10:57 +0200
              Re: Case Statements Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2016-03-17 10:12 +0100
        Re: Case Statements Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-17 11:19 +1100
          Re: Case Statements Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-17 12:54 +1100
            Re: Case Statements Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-03-17 18:45 +1300
              Re: Case Statements Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 17:30 +1100
                Re: Case Statements Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-03-18 18:59 +1300
              Re: Case Statements Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-17 17:29 +1100
                Re: Case Statements Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 17:48 +1100
                Re: Case Statements Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-17 21:53 +1100
                Re: Case Statements Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 22:49 +1100
            Re: Case Statements Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2016-03-17 10:23 +0100
            Re: Case Statements Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 20:55 +1100
          Re: Case Statements Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2016-03-17 09:36 +0100
        Re: Case Statements Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2016-03-17 09:38 +0100
  Re: Case Statements l0r0m0a0i0l@gmail.com - 2016-03-16 06:15 -0700
    Re: Case Statements Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-17 00:27 +1100
      Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 14:00 +0000
    Re: Case Statements Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 13:59 +0000
  Re: Case Statements l0r0m0a0i0l@gmail.com - 2016-03-16 07:21 -0700
    Re: Case Statements Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-16 16:33 +0200

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